Rotationplasty for the treatment of severe bone loss and infection of the distal end of the femur

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 771-774

  Krettek, Christian ^a   Lewis, David A ^b   Miclau, Theodore ^c   Schandelmaier, Peter ^a   Lobenhoffer, Philipp ^a   Tscherne, Harald ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

EID: 0030926317     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199705000-00020     Document Type: Article

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