Immediate versus delayed intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibial shaft: A multivariate analysis of factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing | Zendy

Kazuhiko Yokoyama | Zendy; Moritoshi Itoman | Zendy; Masataka Uchino | Zendy; Kensuke Fukushima | Zendy; Hiroshi Nitta | Zendy; Yoshiaki Kojima | Zendy

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Immediate versus delayed intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibial shaft: A multivariate analysis of factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing

Author(s) -

Kazuhiko Yokoyama,

Moritoshi Itoman,

Masataka Uchino,

Kensuke Fukushima,

Hiroshi Nitta,

Yoshiaki Kojima

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

indian journal of orthopaedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1998-3727

pISSN - 0019-5413

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.43385

Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , nonunion , surgery , tibia , polytrauma , bone healing , debridement (dental) , univariate analysis , tibia fracture , multivariate analysis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate contributing factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing of open tibia fractures treated with locked intramedullary nailing (IMN) by multivariate analysis.

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