Ilizarov external fixator: Acute shortening and lengthening versus bone transport in the management of tibial non-unions

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-668

  Mahaluxmivala, J ^a   Nadarajah, R ^a,b   Allen, P W ^a   Hill, R A ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute shortening; Bone transport; Circular frames; Deformity; External fixator; Fractures; Ilizarov; Infection; Non union; Tibial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

EID: 17044388193     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.10.027     Document Type: Article

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