Complications and outcome of tibial lengthening using the Ilizarov method with or without a supplementary intramedullary nail: A case-matched comparative study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 782-787

  Sun, X T ^a,b   Easwar, T R ^a   Manesh, S ^a   Ryu, J H ^a   Song, S H ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Song, H R ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b FUZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE LAXITY; APPLICATION SITE INFECTION; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AXIAL DEVIATION; BONE REGENERATION; CALLUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR INDEX; FEMALE; FIBULA; FIBULAR HEAD SUBLUXATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALING INDEX; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDROPLASIA; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LAXITY; LEG INJURY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LESION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; PES EQUINUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT STATURE; TIBIA; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE NAILS; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE JOINT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956291425     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B6.25521     Document Type: Article

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