External fixation, intramedullary nailing, and bone transport: Indications and limitations

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-206

  Raschke, Michael J ^b   Steenlage, Eric S ^a   Stange, Richard ^c   Schmidmaier, Gerhard ^c  

^a Gwinnett Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bone Transport; External fixation; Intramedullary Nailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036627240     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200206000-00009     Document Type: Article

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