The non-vascularised fibular graft: A simple and successful method of reconstruction of the pelvic ring after internal hemipelvectomy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 999-1005

  Akiyama, T ^a,b   Clark, J C M ^a,c   Miki, Y ^a,d   Choong, P F M ^a,c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT NECROSIS; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NON VASCULARIZED FIBULAR GRAFT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC BONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77954298415     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B7.23497     Document Type: Article

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