Open tibial shaft fractures: II. Definitive management and limb salvage

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-117

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 77149145179     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201002000-00005     Document Type: Review

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