Treatment of femoral diaphyseal non-unions: Our experience

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1156-1160

  Benazzo, Francesco ^a   Mosconi, Mario ^a   Bove, Federico ^a   Quattrini, Fabrizio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diaphysis; Femur; Non union; ORIF; Plate fixation; Shaft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL DIAPHYSEAL PSEUDOARTHROSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049318932     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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