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Early treatment of open diaphyseal tibia fracture with intramedullary nail versus external fixator in Tanzania: Cost effectiveness analysis using preliminary data from Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute
Introduction: Open tibia fractures are some of the most common types of Orthopedics injuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Tanzania, open tibia fractures are treated either conservatively by prolonged cast or surgically by external fixation (EF) or intramedullary nail (IMN) when av...
Autores principales: | Haonga, Billy T., Areu, Mapuor M.M., Challa, Sravya T., Liu, Max B., Elieza, Edmund, Morshed, Saam, Shearer, David |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31204649 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2019022 |
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