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Distraction osteogenesis with conventional external fixator for tibial bone loss

Between 1991 and 2002, we treated 21 patients with tibial bone loss using a conventional external fixator. Nine patients had an infected open fracture and 12 patients an infected nonunion. After corticotomy, the bone was distracted at the rate of 1 mm (1 mm/step) on alternate days or every 48 h. The...

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Main Author: Sangkaew, Chanchit
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474499/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15366220
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00264-004-0553-2
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