Use of free vascularized fibular graft for congenital ulnar pseudarthrosis: Surgical decision making in the growing child

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 755-762

  Bae, Donald S ^a   Waters, Peter M ^a   Sampson, Christian E ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital pseudarthrosis; Free vascularized fibula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULNA; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FIBULA; HUMANS; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 27544501348     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000186241.29415.df     Document Type: Article

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