Treatment of massive tibial bone loss due to chronic draining osteomyelitis: Fibula transport using the Ilizarov frame

Orthopedics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 608-611

  Catagni, Maurizio A ^a   Ottaviani, Giulia ^b   Camagni, Marco ^a  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON FIBER;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPORT INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 34548264580     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20070801-19     Document Type: Article

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