Free vascularized femoral condyle bone graft in treatment of tubular bone nonunions
- Authors: Golubev I.O 1,2, Kukin I.A 3, Merculov M.V 1, Shiryaeva G.N 1, Bushuev O.M 1, Kutepov I.A 1, Sautin M.E 4, Balura G.G 1, Sarukhanyan A.R 2
- Affiliations:
- N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
- N.I. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- City Clinical hospital #13
- European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopaedics
- Issue: Vol 26, No 2 (2019)
- Pages: 19-23
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0869-8678/article/view/47180
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17116/vto201902119
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I. O Golubev
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics; N.I. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Moscow, Russia
I. A Kukin
City Clinical hospital #13
Moscow, Russia
M. V Merculov
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
G. N Shiryaeva
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
O. M Bushuev
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
I. A Kutepov
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
M. E Sautin
European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
G. G Balura
N.N. Priorov National Medical Research Center of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Moscow, Russia
A. R Sarukhanyan
N.I. Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Moscow, Russia
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