Tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis using the ilizarov technique in the presence of bone loss and infection of the talus

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1001-1008

  Rochman, Robert ^a,b   Hutson, James Jackson ^a   Alade, Oladapo ^a  

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^b Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches   (United States)

Author keywords

Ilizarov external fixator; Limb salvage; Nonunion; Tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; TALUS FRACTURE; TIBIOCALCANEAL ARTHRODESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRODESIS; CALCANEUS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53649108165     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.1001     Document Type: Article

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