Interobserver and intraobserver variation in the assessment of the healing of tibial fractures after intramedullary fixation.

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Published in J Bone Joint Surg Br on January 01, 2002

Authors

D B Whelan1, M Bhandari, M D McKee, G H Guyatt, H J Kreder, D Stephen, E H Schemitsch

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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