Supracondylar distal femoral nonunions treated with a megaprosthesis in elderly patients: A report of two cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 574-578

  Davila, Jeffrey ^a   Malkani, Arthur ^a   Paiso, José Martin ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Megaprosthesis; Nonunion; Supracondylar femur fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035217556     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200111000-00009     Document Type: Article

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