Arthrodesis with a short Huckstep nail as a salvage procedure for failed total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 380-388

  Lai, Kuo An ^a   Shen, Wun Jer ^b   Yang, Chyun Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Po Cheng Orthopaedic Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0031901708     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199803000-00011     Document Type: Article

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