title: Limb salvage versus amputation for severe open fractures of the tibia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome