Management of open tibial fractures - A regional experience

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 693-696

  Townley, W A ^a   Nguyen, D Q A ^b   Rooker, J C ^c   Dickson, J K ^d   Goroszeniuk, D Z ^e   Khan, M S ^a   Camp, D ^e  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Open fracture; Reconstruction; Soft tissue; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449310791     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663904592     Document Type: Article

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