Segmental fractures of the tibia treated by circular external fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 687-692

  Giotakis, N ^a   Panchani, S K ^a   Narayan, B ^a   Larkin, J J ^a,b   Al Maskari, S ^a,c   Nayagam, S ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Emergency Medicine   (Australia)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951852424     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B5.22514     Document Type: Article

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