Spontaneous Healing of a Massive Tibial Cortical Defect

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-144

  Klein, David M ^a   Caligiuri, Daniel A ^a,b   Riina, Joseph ^a   Katzman, Barry M ^a  

^a KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone defect; Bone transport; Cortical defect; Fibula; Gunshot; Ilizarov technique; Nonunion; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0031067352     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199702000-00013     Document Type: Article

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