Treatment of humeral diaphyseal nonunions by interlocked nailing and autologous bone grafting

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 471-475

  Kesemenli, C C ^a   Subasi, M ^a   Arslan, H ^a   Necmioglu S ^a   Kapukaya, A ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autologous grafting; Interlocked nailing; Nonunion, humerus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HYPERTROPHY; INFECTION; INTERLOCKING NAIL; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIAL NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036933729     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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