Free fibula osteoseptocutaneous graft for reconstruction of segmental femoral shaft defects

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 784-792

  Wei, Fu Chan ^a   El Gammal, Tarek Abdalla ^a   Lin, Chih Hung ^a   Ueng, Wen Neng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFT; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030775385     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199711000-00009     Document Type: Article

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