Intraarticular heterotopic ossification in the knee following intramedullary nailing of the fractured femur using a retrograde method

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 385-388

  Horne, Landon T ^a   Blue, Brian A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Two Richland Medical Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Heterotopic ossification; Knee; Retrograde intramedullary rod

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033144624     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199906000-00013     Document Type: Article

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