Nonunion of the clavicle: A rare indication for vascularized free fibula transfer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1859-1863

  Erdmann, Detlev ^a,b   Pu, Chi Ming ^a,b   Levin, L Scott ^a,b  

^a Duke Universitv Medical Cente ^*

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE NONUNION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSEPTOCUTANEOUS GRAFT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZED FREE FIBULA TRANSFER;

CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 14944363089     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000142740.25283.C8     Document Type: Article

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