Temporary intentional leg shortening and deformation to facilitate wound closure using the Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial frame

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 419-424

  Nho, Shane J ^a   Helfet, David L ^a   Robert Rozbruch, S ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute shortening; Deformity correction; Ilizarov; Nonunion; Taylor Spatial frame; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DEFORMATION; BONE ATROPHY; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTENTIONAL LEG SHORTENING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND CLOSURE;

FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33748139347     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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