Callus distraction for humeral nonunion with bone loss and limb shortening caused by chronic osteomyelitis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 795-800

  Liu, T ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Li, Z ^a   Zeng, W ^a   Peng, D ^a   Sun, C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALLUS; CHILD; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BONY CALLUS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; HUMERUS; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45549084042     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B6.20392     Document Type: Article

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