Segmental Tibial Fractures: An Infrequent but Demanding Injury
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Treatment of segmental tibial fractures with supercutaneous plating.
Segmental tibial fractures usually follow a high-energy trauma and are often associated with many complications. The purpose of this report is to describe the authors' results in the treatment of segmental tibial fractures with supercutaneous locking plates used as external fixators. Between January 2009 and March 2012, a total of 20 patients underwent external plating (supercutaneous plating) ...
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Omar Faour Martín1*, Patricia Zuil Acosta2, Aurelio Vega Castrillo3, Miguel Ángel Martín Ferrero4, María Ángeles De la Red Gallego5 and Jose Antonio Valverde García6 1Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Avila-sacyl, Spain 2Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Spain 3Department of Orthopedics & Trauma Surgery, University of Valladolid, Spain 4Department of Orthopedics, University...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-921X
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2739-z