The treatment of nonisthmal femoral shaft nonunions with im nail exchange versus augmentation plating

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Park, Jin ^a   Kim, Sul Gee ^b   Yoon, Han Kook ^b   Yang, Kyu Hyun ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Augmentation plating; Exchange nailing; Femoral nonunion; Nonisthmal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION PLATING; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXCHANGE NAILING; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649156244     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181b8dafd     Document Type: Article

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