Locked plating of distal femur fractures leads to inconsistent and asymmetric callus formation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-162

  Lujan, Trevor J ^a   Henderson, Chris E ^b   Madey, Steven M ^a   Fitzpatrick, Dan C ^c   Marsh, J Lawrence ^b   Bottlang, Michael ^a  

^a LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Callus; Femur; Fracture; Locked plating; Periarticular plating; Secondary bone healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE PLATES; BONY CALLUS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 77649143635     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181be6720     Document Type: Article

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