Functional outcome after treatment of lower-extremity nonunions

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 312-317

  Zlowodzki, Michael ^a   Obremskey, William T ^a   Thomison, John B ^a   Kregor, Philip J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur; Functional outcome; Nonunion; SF 36; Tibia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; JOINT MOBILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844253641     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000154302.23143.63     Document Type: Review

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