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Immediate versus delayed intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibial shaft: A multivariate analysis of factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate contributing factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing of open tibia fractures treated with locked intramedullary nailing (IMN) by multivariate analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 99 open tibial fractures (98 patients) treate...

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Autores principales: Yokoyama, Kazuhiko, Itoman, Moritoshi, Uchino, Masataka, Fukushima, Kensuke, Nitta, Hiroshi, Kojima, Yoshiaki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753228
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.43385