Open tibial shaft fractures. Treatment with intramedullary nailing after provisional stabilization with non penetrating external fixator
Objective: To evaluate the incidence of union, nonunion, deep infection and factors influencing the time of bone healing in the treatment of open tibial shaft fractures Gustilo and Anderson types I and II initially treated with a non penetrating external fixator (Pinless(r)) followed by an unreamed...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000600482&lng=en&tlng=en |