Health outcomes of delayed union and nonunion of femoral and tibial shaft fractures
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Health outcomes of delayed union and nonunion of femoral and tibial shaft fractures.
INTRODUCTION Knowledge about the functional consequences of lower limb long bone fractures is helpful to inform patients, clinicians and employers about their recovery process and prognosis. This study aims to describe the epidemiology and health outcomes of femoral and tibial shaft fractures treated at two level I trauma centres, by comparing the differences between patients with delayed union...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0020-1383
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.06.025