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Cost-effectiveness of replacing skeletal traction by interlocked intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fractures in a provincial trauma hospital in Cambodia

In this article the costs and effectiveness of introducing the SIGN nailing system for femoral shaft fractures in a provincial trauma hospital in Cambodia are compared to those of Perkin’s traction treatment. At an average cost per patient of $1,107 in the traction group and $888 in the nail group (...

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Autores principales: Gosselin, Richard A., Heitto, Merja, Zirkle, Lew
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2899146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19437019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0798-x