Effect of reaming bone grafting on treating femoral shaft aseptic nonunion after plating

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 303-307

  Wu, C C ^a   Shih, C H ^a   Chen, W J ^a   Tai, C L ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032817017     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004020050415     Document Type: Article

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