Delay in Surgical Débridement of Open Tibia Fractures: An Analysis of National Practice Trends

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-144

  Namdari, Surena ^a   Baldwin, Keith D ^a   Matuszewski, Paul ^a   Esterhai, John L ^a   Mehta, Samir ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

National trauma database; Open fracture; Practice trends; Tibia fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEBRIDEMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959520049     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181e3dff1     Document Type: Article

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