Reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing for the treatment of tibial diaphyseal fractures and aseptic nonunions. Can we expect an optimum result?

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Chalidis, Byron E ^a,b   Petsatodis, George E ^a   Sachinis, Nick C ^a   Dimitriou, Christos G ^a   Christodoulou, Anastasios G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dynamization; Exchange nailing; Fracture; Intramedullary nail; Nonunion; Open fracture; Tibia

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350208806     PISSN: 18288936     EISSN: 18288928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11751-009-0065-0     Document Type: Article

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