Development of the radiographic union score for tibial fractures for the assessment of tibial fracture healing after intramedullary fixation

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 629-632

  Whelan, Daniel B ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Stephen, David ^a   Kreder, Hans ^a   Mckee, Michael D ^a   Zdero, Rad ^b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interobserver reliability; Intramedullary fixation; Intraobserver reliability; Radiographic union; Score; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHIC UNION SCORE FOR TIBIAL FRACTURES; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA FRACTURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 77949461390     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a7c16d     Document Type: Article

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