Femoral fracture fixation in developing countries: An evaluation of the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) intramedullary nail

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1811-1818

  Sekimpi, Patrick ^a   Okike, Kanu ^b   Zirkle, Lewis ^c   Jawa, Andrew ^d  

^a MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Surgical Implant Generation Network   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACTION THERAPY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UGANDA;

EID: 80053941647     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01322     Document Type: Article

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