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Nonunion of the Long Bones Diagnosis and treatment with compression-distraction techniques /

In 2%-7% of all bone fractures, union is delayed or fails. Nonunions of the bones represent a challenge for orthopedic surgeons and can have a severe psychological impact on these patients. Moreover, the social cost of managing these lesions, often requiring multiple procedures, may be very high, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Mora, Redento (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fracture Healing
  • Diaphyseal Fracture Repair
  • Assessment of Fracture Healing
  • Nonunions: General Features
  • Failure of Union
  • Nonunions: Diagnosis
  • Diagnosis
  • Diagnosis of Infection
  • Nonunions: Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Nonunions: Treatment Objectives and Options
  • Compression-Distraction Systems
  • Compression-Distraction Methods
  • Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods
  • Treatment of Infected Nonunions: Techniques Other Than Compression-Distraction Methods
  • Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Hypertrophic Nonunions
  • Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Normotrophic Nonunions
  • Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Atrophic Nonunions
  • Treatment of Noninfected Nonunions: Parafocal Osteotomy
  • Treatment of Infected Nonunions
  • Amputations and Prosthetic Fitting
  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Rehabilitation
  • Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
  • Future Directions
  • Future Perspectives: Computer-Assisted Surgery
  • Method of Unified Designation of External Fixation.