Ankle fusion for bone loss around the ankle joint using the Ilizarov technique

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-366

  Kovoor, C C ^a   Padmanabhan, V ^a   Bhaskar, D ^b   George, V V ^c   Viswanath, S ^a  

^a Specialists Hospital   (India)

^b Rheumatology District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Eranakulam Medical Centre By Pass   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; VALGUS DEFORMITY; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; BONE REGENERATION; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRODESIS; BONE REGENERATION; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049095177     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B3.20935     Document Type: Article

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