The new intramedullary cable bone transport technique

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 531-536

  Kucukkaya, Metin ^a,b   Armagan, Raffi ^a   Kuzgun, Unal ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Tugrul Apt   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone defect; Bone transport; Cable technique; Infected nonunion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SCAR; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949135395     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a2a8e7     Document Type: Article

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