Distraction of hypertrophic callus in the treatment of segmental bone loss in the femur: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-104

  Raschke, Michael J ^a,b   Stosch Wiechert, Katrin ^a,b   Weiler, Andreas ^a,b   Khodadadyan, Cyrus ^a,b   Haas, Norbert P ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CALLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033958916     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200001000-00012     Document Type: Article

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