Functional outcome after blade plate reconstruction of distal tibia metaphyseal nonunions

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Reed, Lori K ^a   Mormino, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blade plate; Functional outcome; Nonunion; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METAPHYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242298444     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200402000-00004     Document Type: Article

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