Tetrafocal bone transport of the Tibia with circular external fixation: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 190-195

  Guerreschi, Francesco ^a   Azzam, Wael ^b   Camagni, Marco ^a   Lovisetti, Luigi ^a   Catagni, Maurizio A ^a  

^a Tanta University ^*  (Italy)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTORCYCLE; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 73949140837     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01109     Document Type: Article

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