Implant failure in lower limb long bone diaphyseal fractures at a Tertiary Hospital in Ile- Ife, Nigeria

Implant failure in lower limb long bone diaphyseal fractures at a Tertiary Hospital in Ile- Ife, Nigeria

Aims and Objectives: This included determining aetiology of failure and comparing the failure rate in implant fixations using solid intramedullary nail and DCP. Patients and methods: A retrospective study conducted at the Orthopaedic Department, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-If...

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Main Authors: O Esan, I C Ikem, E A Orimolade, O T Esan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
intramedullary nail
dynamic compression plate
implant failure
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2014;volume=21;issue=2;spage=181;epage=184;aulast=Esan

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http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2014;volume=21;issue=2;spage=181;epage=184;aulast=Esan

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