Open reduction and internal fixation of distal femoral nonunions: Long-term functional outcomes following a treatment protocol

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 434-438

  Gardner, Michael J ^a,b   Toro Arbelaez, Jose B ^a   Harrison, Melanie ^a   Hierholzer, Christian ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a   Helfet, David L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Distal femoral nonunion; Fracture; Lag screw; Nonunion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE MATRIX; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; IMPLANT; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; FRACTURE NONUNION; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43149107192     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000245974.46709.2e     Document Type: Article

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