Primary shortening with secondary limb lengthening for Gustilo IIIB open tibial fractures: A report of six cases

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-180

  Yokoyama, Kazuhiko ^a   Itoman, Moritoshi ^b   Nakamura, Koushin ^b   Uchino, Masataka ^b   Tsukamoto, Tatsuro ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^b  

^a Machida Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Primary shortening and limb lengthening; Severe open tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PES EQUINOVARUS; PRIMARY SHORTENING WITH SECONDARY LIMB LENTHENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BONE LENGTHENING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746239022     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000225049.41381.9d     Document Type: Article

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