Plate fixation of femoral nonunions over an intramedullary nail with autogenous bone grafting

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Hakeos, William M ^a   Richards, Justin E ^a   Obremskey, William T ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; intramedullary nail; nonunion; plating

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOGENOUS BONE GRAFTING; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAPHYSEAL FEMUR FRACTURE NONUNION; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEMATOMA; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551512494     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181dfbb33     Document Type: Article

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