Free vascularized fibular graft for treatment of pathological femoral neck fracture and osteonecrosis of the femoral head: A case report with a long-term follow-up

Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-243

  Beris, Alexandros E ^a   Lykissas, Marios G ^a   Payatakes, Alexandros ^a   Kontogeorgakos, Vasileios A ^a   Mavrodontidis, Alexandros ^a   Korompilias, Anastasios V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE CYST; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FIBULA GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE CYSTS, ANEURYSMAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS;

EID: 63049125167     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20598     Document Type: Article

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