Vascularized Free Fibular Transfer Combined with Autografting for the Management of Fracture Nonunions Associated with Radiation Therapy*
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 82 (4) , 544-554
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200004000-00009
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional results, rates of union, and complications associated with vascularized free fibular transfer combined with autografting for the treatment of nonunions in previously irradiated bone.Keywords
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