The value of laboratory and imaging studies in the evaluation of long-bone non-unions

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Zimmermann, G ^a   Muller U ^a   Wentzensen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological marker; Cytokines; Delayed fracture healing; Long bone; Non unions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LABORATORY TEST; LONG BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34848924295     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(07)80007-6     Document Type: Article

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