TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of Surgeon-Controlled Variables in the Treatment of Limb-Threatening Type-III Open Tibial Diaphyseal Fractures
AU  - Om, Lakhwani Prakash
Y1  - 2009/02/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 489
EP  - 490
VL  - 91
IS  - 2
N2  - 
The authors did not provide details about the nature and type of the fractures, which greatly influence the management of these injuries and the functional outcomes. It is not the particular procedure—i.e., external fixation or intramedullary nailing—that determines the likelihood of a successful outcome, but rather the primary injury characteristics that lead the surgeon to choose the treatment options. Hence, comparison done only on the basis of the procedures may not provide valid results.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -