Femoral lengthening over an intramedullary nail using the external fixator: Risk of infection and knee problems in 22 patients with a follow-up of 2 years or more

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-252

  Song, Hae Ryong ^a   Oh, Chang Wug ^b   Mattoo, Rakesh ^a   Park, Byung Chul ^b   Kim, Sung Jung ^b   Park, Il Hyung ^b   Jeon, In Ho ^b   Ihn, Joo Chul ^b  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE INFECTION; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE DISLOCATION; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATELLA DISLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE LENGTHENING; BONE NAILS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20044366977     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470510030652     Document Type: Review

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