Central bone grafting for nonunion of fractures of the tibia: A retrospective series

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 522-529

  Ryzewicz, M ^a,b   Morgan, S J ^a,c   Linford, E ^a,c   Thwing, J I ^a,d   De Resende, G V P ^a,e   Smith, W R ^a,c  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Bay Area Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hospital RIO Laranjeiras ^*  (United States)

^e Hospital Rio Laranjeiras   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE CONTRACTURE; ARTERIAL LACERATION; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CENTRAL BONE GRAFTING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; INTERVENTION STUDY; LACERATION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PES EQUINUS; POSTEROLATERAL BONE GRAFTING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL ARTERY; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNOSTOSIS; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849147035     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B4.21399     Document Type: Article

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