Management of gunshot fractures of the tibia.
This article reviews the classification, principles of fracture management, and indications for type of fixation of gunshot injuries to the tibia. Also reviewed are techniques of external fixation and intramedullary nailing, as well as the methods, results, and complications of 90 patients treated at the authors' institution from 1986-1994.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance.
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Ferraro
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Zinar
D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*