Intercalary femur allografts are an acceptable alternative after tumor resection

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 470, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 728-734

  Aponte Tinao, Luis ^a   Farfalli, Germán L ^a   Ritacco, Lucas E ^a   Ayerza, Miguel A ^a   Muscolo, D Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84856969319     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1952-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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