Intramedullary nailing of proximal and distal one-third tibial shaft fractures with intraoperative two-pin external fixation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1135-1139

  Wysocki, Robert W ^a   Kapotas, James S ^a   Virkus, Walter W ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal; External fixation; Intramedullary nailing; Proximal; Tibial shaft fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE NAIL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 67651031258     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181724754     Document Type: Article

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