External fixation: How to make it work

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1620-1632

  Ziran, Bruce H ^a   Smith, Wade R ^b   Anglen, Jeff O ^c   Tornetta III, Paul ^d  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE BLOOD FLOW; BONE STRESS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 34447290204     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200707000-00028     Document Type: Review

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