'Tibialization' of the fibula in the treatment of severe tibial bone loss

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-195

  Ofiram, E ^a   Liebergall, M ^a   Porat, S ^a   Peyser, A ^a   Mosheiff, R ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibular graft; Reconstruction surgery; Tibial bone loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE ATROPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

EID: 0036374990     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9584.2002.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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