Free fibula flap elbow-joint hemiarthroplasty reconstruction for chronic osteomyelitis of the distal humerus

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-171

  Barnea, Yoaw ^b   Amir, Aharon ^b   Shlomo, Dadia ^c   Cohen, Nir ^c   Zaretaki, Arik ^b   Leshem, David ^b   Miller, Ehud ^b   Meilik, Benny ^b   Kollender, Yehuda ^c   Meller, Isaac ^c   Bickels, Jacob ^c   Gur, Eyal ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Microsurgery Unit   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distal humerus; Elbow hemiarthroplasty; Free fibula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; ELBOW; FREE FIBULA FLAP; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INFECTION COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTHROPLASTY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645720765     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939962     Document Type: Article

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