Management of infected nonunion of long bones: The last decade (1996-2006)

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-160

  Motsitsi, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Infected nonunion; Last decade; Long bones; Management; Outcome

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G INDIUM 111; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BONE REMODELING; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE NONUNION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFECTED NONUNION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LABORATORY TEST; LONG BONE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LEG BONES; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 38749087924     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.08.032     Document Type: Review

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