Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis in Children Resistant to Previous Therapy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-122

  Yeargan III, S Austin ^a,b   Nakasone, Cass K ^a   Shaieb, Mark D ^a   Montgomery, William P ^a   Reinker, Kent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic osteomyelitis; Ilizarov distraction osteogenesis; Pediatric final osteomyelitis; Tibiofibular synostosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIPHYSIODESIS; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347419496     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200401000-00021     Document Type: Article

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