Injury
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 294-299 , March 2010

The treatment of infected nonunion of the tibia following intramedullary nailing by the Ilizarov method

  • Panagiotis Megas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece
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  • Alkis Saridis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Pititsis and Kirpou 13, Rio Patras, T.K. 26500, Greece. Tel.: +30 6945776766/2610999937; fax: +30 2610994579.
    • ,
  • Antonis Kouzelis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece
    • ,
  • Alkiviadis Kallivokas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece
    • ,
  • Spyros Mylonas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece
    • ,
  • Minos Tyllianakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Patras, Greece
    • Orthopaedic Department, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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Injury
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