How many distal bolts should be used in unreamed intramedullary nailing for diaphyseal tibial fractures?

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Ramos, Laura ^a   Bertrand, Maria Luisa ^a   Benitez Parejo, Nicolás ^a   Guerado, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bolts; Closed fracture; Diaphyseal tibia fracture; Locking nail; Open fracture; Surgical technique; Unreamed nailing

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHYSEAL TIBIAL FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; UNREAMED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPAIN; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84876939254     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(13)70181-5     Document Type: Article

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