Bifocal compression-distraction in the acute treatment of grade III open tibia fractures with bone and soft-tissue loss: A report of 24 cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 150-157

  Sen, Cengiz ^a   Kocaoglu, Mehmet ^b   Eralp, Levent ^b   Gulsen, Mahir ^c   Cinar, Murat ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone defect; Compression distraction; Ilizarov; Soft tissue loss; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE MATURATION; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PES EQUINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642373858     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200403000-00005     Document Type: Article

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