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Predictors of nonunion and reoperation in patients with fractures of the tibia: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Tibial shaft fractures are the most common long bone fracture and are prone to complications such as nonunion requiring reoperations to promote fracture healing. We aimed to determine the fracture characteristics associated with tibial fracture nonunion, and their predictive value on the...

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Autores principales: Fong, Katie, Truong, Victoria, Foote, Clary J, Petrisor, Brad, Williams, Dale, Ristevski, Bill, Sprague, Sheila, Bhandari, Mohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23517574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-103