Delayed unions of the tibia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 206-216

  Phieffer, Laura S ^a   Goulet, James A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; RECOMBINANT OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FASCIOTOMY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 30344479185     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200601000-00026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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