The Ilizarov method in nonunion, malunion and infection of fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-279

  Marsh, D R ^a   Shah, S ^a,b   Elliott, J ^a   Kurdy, N ^a,c  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bury General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Stockport Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MATURATION; BONE REGENERATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TEAMWORK; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TIME FACTORS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030947812     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B2.6636     Document Type: Article

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