Does weight-bearing assignment after intramedullary nail placement alter healing of tibial shaft fractures?

Development of the Radiographic Union Score for Tibial Fractures for the Assessment of Tibial Fracture Healing After Intramedullary Fixation

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Randomized, Prospective Comparison of Plate versus Intramedullary Nail Fixation for Distal Tibia Shaft Fractures

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Treatment of tibial fractures by reaming and intramedullary nailing.

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A Prospective, Randomized Study of Intramedullary Nails Inserted With and Without Reaming for the Treatment of Open and Closed Fractures of the Tibial Shaft

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Interlocking Intramedullary Nailing with and without Reaming for the Treatment of Closed Fractures of the Tibial Shaft. A Prospective, Randomized Study*

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