Injury
Volume 41, Issue 7 , Pages 671-675 , July 2010

Systematic review shows lowered risk of nonunion after reamed nailing in patients with closed tibial shaft fractures

  • S.W. Lam

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Stratenum Building 6.131, PO Box 85.500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 88 755 9377; fax: +31 88 755 5485.
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  • M. Teraa

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • L.P.H. Leenen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Traumatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • G.J.M.G. van der Heijden

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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PII: S0020-1383(10)00164-6

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.02.020

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