Ilizarov's method: A solution for infected bone loss

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Fabry, K ^a   Lammens, J ^a   Delhey, P ^a   Stuyck, J ^a   Pellenberg, U Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone transport; Ilizarov; Infected bone loss; Refracture; Revision of docking site

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

EID: 33646514559     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-005-0052-1     Document Type: Article

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