title: Open tibia fracture: amputation versus limb salvage. OPINION: limb salvage.
authors.affiliation: Regions Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*