Treatment of femoral shaft aseptic nonunion associated with plating failure: emphasis on the situation of screw breakage

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 710-713

  Wu, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aseptic nonunion; Femoral shaft; Plating failure; Screw breakage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETON TRACTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0034752379     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200110000-00014     Document Type: Article

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