Leg lengthening over an intramedullary nail

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1041-1045

  Simpson, A H R W ^a,b   Cole, A S ^a,b   Kenwright, J ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMUR; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; LEG LENGTHENING; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEPSIS; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE LENGTHENING; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032703167     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B6.9359     Document Type: Article

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