title: Does open reduction increase the chance of infection during intramedullary nailing of closed tibial shaft fractures?
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors