Above-knee Ilizarov external fixation for early periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fracture - A case report

Knee

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-147

  Hurson, C ^a,b   Synnott, K ^a   McCormack, D ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Femoral; Fracture; Ilizarov; Periprosthetic; Supracondylar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 14644444560     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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