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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Conversion of External Fixation to Definitive Intramedullary Nailing in Experimental Tibial Fractures

Ulf SigurdsenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway and Institute of Surgical Research, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MSc,
Olav ReikerasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Norway and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
, MD, PhD &
Stein Erik UtvagDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Norway and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oslo, Norway
, MD, PhD
Pages 142-148 | Received 29 May 2009, Accepted 10 Nov 2009, Published online: 30 Jun 2010

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