Open tibial shaft fractures: I. Evaluation and initial wound management

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-19

  Stuart Melvin, J ^a,b   Dombroski, Derek G ^a,b   Torbert, Jesse T ^a,b   Kovach, Stephen J ^a,c   Esterhai, John L ^a,b   Mehta, Samir ^a,d  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b Division of Plastic Surgery

^c Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Service

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 75949091266     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201001000-00003     Document Type: Review

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