The use of the Ilizarov method as a salvage procedure in infected nonunion of the distal femur with bone loss

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-237

  Saridis, A ^a   Panagiotopoulos, E ^a   Tyllianakis, M ^a   Matzaroglou, C ^a   Vandoros, N ^a   Lambiris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE DEFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTION; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE JOINT; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33244472866     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B2.16976     Document Type: Review

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