Management of a tibial periprosthetic fracture following revision knee arthroplasty using a pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation device: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Doorgakant, Ashtin ^a   Bhutta, Mohammed A ^a   Marynissen, Hans ^a  

^a EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE LIGAMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT MONITORING; REHABILITATION CARE; REOPERATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 77953392465     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8706     Document Type: Article

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