Ilizarov bone transport over a primary tibial nail and free flap: A new technique for treating Gustilo grade 3b fractures with large segmental defects

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-115

  Carrington, N C ^a   Smith, R M ^a   Knight, S L ^a   Matthews, S J E ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0033955978     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00225-9     Document Type: Article

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