Lower limb deformity due to failed trauma treatment corrected with the Ilizarov technique: Factors affecting the complication rate in 52 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-439

  Oostenbroek, Hubert J ^a,b   Brand, Ronald ^b   Van Roermund, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG INJURY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE RESORPTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG INJURIES; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249103817     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453670903153535     Document Type: Article

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