The use osteochondral allograft in the treatment of a severe femoral head fracture

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-124

  Nousiainen, Markku T ^a   Sen, Milan K ^b   Mintz, Douglas N ^c   Lorich, Dean ^d   Paul, Omesh ^d   Buly, Robert L ^c   Helfet, David L ^d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral head fracture; Internal fixation; Open reduction; Osteochondral allograft

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ACETABULUM; ADULT; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRILL; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR HEAD FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; FEMUR HEAD; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 77649160676     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181b7eae7     Document Type: Review

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