Nonunion of a sacral fracture refractory to bone grafting: Internal fixation and osteogenic protein-1 (BMP-7) application

Musculoskeletal Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-161

  Nicodemo, Alberto ^a   Capella, Marcello ^a   Deregibus, Martino ^a   Massè, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

BMPs; Non union of bone; Pelvis; Pseudarthrosis; Sacral fracture

Indexed keywords

OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; SACRUM;

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 7; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC PAIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SACRUM;

EID: 84855169458     PISSN: 20355106     EISSN: 20355114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12306-011-0131-x     Document Type: Article

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