Cargando…

Intramedullary nailing versus external fixation for open tibia fractures in Tanzania: a cost analysis

OBJECTIVES: Open tibia fractures pose a clinical and economic burden that is disproportionately borne by low-income countries. A randomized trial conducted by our group showed no difference in infection and nonunion comparing 2 treatments: external fixation (EF) and intramedullary nailing (IMN). Sec...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roberts, Heather J., Donnelley, Claire A., Haonga, Billy T., Kramer, Erik, Eliezer, Edmund N., Morshed, Saam, Shearer, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34746677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000146