Management of large segmental tibial defects using a cylindrical mesh cage

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 450, Issue , 2006, Pages 259-266

  Attias, Naftaly ^a,c   Lindsey, Ronald W ^b  

^a Maricopa Integrated Health System   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MIHS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE GROWTH; BONE NAIL; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYLINDRICAL MESH CAGE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANKLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOGRAPHY;

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33748436518     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000223982.29208.a4     Document Type: Article

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