A prospective, randomised trial comparing closed intramedullary nailing with percutaneous plating in the treatment of distal metaphyseal fractures of the tibia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 984-988

  Guo, J J ^a   Tang, N ^b   Yang, H L ^a   Tang, T S ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTAL METAPHYSEAL TIBIAL FRACTURE; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954279629     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B7.22959     Document Type: Article

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