Free Vascularized Fibular Grafting for the Treatment of Postcollapse Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 87-101

  Aldridge III, J Mack ^a   Berend, Keith R ^b   Gunneson, Eunice E ^a   Urbaniak, James R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Joint Implant Surgeons Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE NECROSIS; FEMUR HEAD; FIBULA OSTEOTOMY; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LEG EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1442307211     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200400001-00012     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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