The early results of joint-sparing proximal tibial replacement for primary bone tumours, using extracortical plate fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1373-1377

  Spiegelberg, B G I ^a   Sewell, M D ^a   Aston, W J S ^a   Blunn, G W ^a   Pollock, R ^a   Cannon, S R ^a   Briggs, T W R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE NEOPLASMS; BONE PLATES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349668967     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B10.22076     Document Type: Article

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