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Locked intramedullary nailing of open fractures in resource-poor settings: a prospective observational study of challenges and functional outcomes in 101 fractures at Ogbomoso, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Trauma is now one of the fastest growing epidemics globally but low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are more severely affected in terms of cost, disability and death. The high-energy trauma of road traffic accidents and violence often produces open fractures which can be difficult to...

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Autores principales: Adesope Adesina, Stephen, Olusayo Amole, Isaac, Owolabi, James Idowu, Oyewusi, Oluwafemi Oyewole, Goodness Adefokun, Imri, Uwale Eyesan, Samuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9990318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36882725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06271-7