title: Optimal timing of fracture fixation: have we learned anything in the past 20 years?
authors.affiliation: Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. tscalea@umm.edu
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scalea
mesh_terms: D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery