Tibia shaft fractures: costly burden of nonunions
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- 26 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Vol. 14 (1), 42
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-42
Abstract
Tibia shaft fractures (TSF) are common for men and women and cause substantial morbidity, healthcare use, and costs. The impact of nonunions on healthcare use and costs is poorly described. Our goal was to investigate patient characteristics and healthcare use and costs associated with TSF in patients with and without nonunion.Keywords
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