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J Reconstr Microsurg 1998; 14(2): 83-86
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000148
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© 1998 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Microvascular Transfers in the Treatment of Massive Long‐Bone Osteomyelitis: Filling the Dugout Canoe

Jeffrey Scott Isenberg, William Costigan
  • Midwest City Regional Medical Center, Oklahoma, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Accepted for publication 1997

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors report an impressive small series of patients treated for post-traumatic, massive, long-bone osteomyelitis, especially in view of the extent of bone infection, the length of elapsed time since primary trauma and initial surgical intervention, and the number of previous operative procedures.

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