The treatment of infected nonunion of the tibia following intramedullary nailing by the Ilizarov method

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-299

  Megas, Panagiotis ^a,b   Saridis, Alkis ^a,b   Kouzelis, Antonis ^a,b   Kallivokas, Alkiviadis ^a,b   Mylonas, Spyros ^a,b   Tyllianakis, Minos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ilizarov method; Intramedullary nailing; Osteomyelitis; Tibial nonunion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749101831     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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