ANTEGRADE X RETROGRADE NAILING IN FEMORAL FRACTURES: A STUDY ON CONSOLIDATION AND INFECTION
ABSTRACT Objective: Osteosynthesis with intramedullary nailing is considered the method of choice to treat diaphyseal femur fractures in adults. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the bone healing time and incidence of infection in patients with diaphyseal femur fractures tre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Acta Ortopédica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522019000600313&tlng=en |