Symptomatic nonunion after fracture of the calcaneum: Demographics and treatment

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1218-1224

  Molloy, A P ^a,b   Myerson, M S ^a,b   Yoon, P ^a,b  

^a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBTALAR ARTHRODESIS; TISSUE FLAP; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; CALCANEUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUBTALAR JOINT;

EID: 35848945956     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.19105     Document Type: Article

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