Healing of 56 segmental femoral shaft fractures after locked nailing Poor results of dynamization

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 537-540

  Wu, Chi Chuan ^a   Chen, Wen Jer ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDARTHROSIS;

EID: 0031465335     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679708999022     Document Type: Article

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