Letter to the Editor: Immediate interlocking nailing versus external fixation followed by delayed interlocking nailing for Gustilo type IIIB open tibial fractures.
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There are several definitions for bony nonunion. We use the one that defines it as no clinical, radiographic, or scintigraphic evidence of healing 12 months after injury and by the need for secondary surgery. Delayed union is defined as the completion of union Letter to the Editor Immediate interlocking nailing versus external fixation followed by delayed interlocking nailing for Gustilo type IIIB open tibial fractures
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Immediate interlocking nailing versus external fixation followed by delayed interlocking nailing for Gustilo type IIIB open tibial fractures.
PURPOSE To compare immediate interlocking nailing with external fixation followed by delayed interlocking nailing, for Gustilo type IIIB open tibial fractures. METHODS 23 patients with Gustilo IIIB open tibial fractures were treated with either immediate unreamed interlocking nailing (n=9) or external fixation followed by delayed unreamed interlocking nailing (n=14). Patient age, sex ratio, f...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of orthopaedic surgery
دوره 15 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007