Alternative fixation method for open femoral fractures from a damage control orthopaedics perspective

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Sala, Francesco ^a   Capitani, Dario ^a   Castelli, Fabio ^a   La Maida, Giovanni Andrea ^a   Lovisetti, Giovanni ^b   Singh, Saurabh ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Menaggio Hospital Como   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative definitive fixation; Damage control orthopaedics; Open femoral fracture; Taylor Spatial Frame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74449092716     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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