Knee Arthrodesis and Limb Lengthening in the Treatment of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty: Case Report

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 359-363

  Manzotti, Alfonso ^a   Pullen, Christopher ^a   Guerreschi, Francesco ^a   Catagni, Maurizio A ^a  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG LENGTHENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0036189080     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200202000-00024     Document Type: Article

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