Evaluation of interlocking intramedullary nailing in distal tibial fractures and nonunions

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 472-477

  Paraschou, Stamatios ^a   Bekir, Huseyin ^a   Anastasopoulos, Helias ^a   Papapanos, Athanasios ^b   Alexopoulos, John ^b   Karanikolas, Anestis ^a   Roussis, Nick ^b  

^a Kilkis General Hospital   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Agrinio   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bone nails; Fracture fixation; Intramedullary methods; Tibial fractures surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; PERONEAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 77951649172     PISSN: 1017995X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3944/AOTT.2009.472     Document Type: Article

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