Short amputation stump lengthening with the Ilizarov method: Risks versus benefits

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 274-278

  Mertens, P ^a   Lammens, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amputation; Lengthening; Lower limb

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG LENGTHENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BONE LENGTHENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034932738     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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