Open grade III fractures of tibia: Outcome after early unreamed intramedullary nailing

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 321-325

  Singh, Daljit ^a   Garg, Rajnish ^b   Bassi, J L ^b   Singal, Shekhar ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Open grade III fractures; Tibia; Unreamed intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIMB DEFORMITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 79959505274     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-010-0711-8     Document Type: Article

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