Role of Vascularized Bone Grafts in Lower Extremity Osteomyelitis

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-49

  Tu, Yuan Kun ^a   Yen, Cheng Yo ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE DEFECT; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37849185575     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2006.10.005     Document Type: Review

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