Extracorporeal Shock Wave Application in the Treatment of Pseudarthrosis: A Critical Clinical Update

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 262-267

  Maier, Markus ^a   Schmitz, Christoph ^b   Refior, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fracture; Pseudarthrosis; Shock wave

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FASCIITIS; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOBLAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SHOCK WAVE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0242267485     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-003-1317-1     Document Type: Review

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