Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: Role of Vascularized Bone Grafts

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-22

  Aldridge III, J Mack ^a   Urbaniak, James R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CELLULITIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; HUMAN; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FIBULA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37849186769     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2006.10.012     Document Type: Review

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