Migration of a Knowle's pin from the neck of the femur to the knee joint

Orthopedics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-282

  Stanford, Ralph E ^a   Kohan, Lawrence ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE NAIL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIGRATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; FEMUR; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034102223     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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