Treatment of traumatic forearm bone loss with Ilizarov ring fixation and bone transport

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-170

  Smith, Wade R ^a   Elbatrawy, Yasser A ^b   Andreassen, Geir S ^c   Philips, Giby C ^a   Guerreschi, Francesco ^d   Lovisetti, Luigi ^d   Catagni, Maurizo A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Alzahraa University Hospital   (Egypt)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INJURY; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248390100     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0172-1     Document Type: Review

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