Are there any advantages in using a distal aiming device for tibial nailing? Comparing the Centro Nailing System with the Unreamed Tibia Nail

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1049-1052

  Veen, Egbert J D ^a   Ettema, Harmen B ^a   Zuurmond, Rutger G ^a   Mostert, Adriaan K ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aiming device; Complications; Intramedullary nailing; Surgical time; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTAL AIMING DEVICE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052425133     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.03.056     Document Type: Article

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