Reaming bone grafting to treat tibial shaft aseptic nonunion after plating

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-21

  Wu, C C ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asepsis; Tibia; Transplants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0043022052     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900301100105     Document Type: Article

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