Reconstruction of large skeletal defects due to osteomyelitis with the vascularized fibular graft in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2233-2240

  Zalavras, Charalampos G ^a   Femino, Dominic ^b   Triche, Rachel ^a   Zionts, Lewis ^c   Stevanovic, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 35348956321     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01319     Document Type: Article

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