A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ilizarov Methods in the Treatment of Infected Nonunion of Tibia and Femur

Peng Yin; Qiunan Ji; Tongtong Li; Jiantao Li; Zhirui Li; Jianheng Liu; Guoqi Wang; Song Wang; Lihai Zhang; Zhi Mao; Peifu Tang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141973

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ilizarov Methods in the Treatment of Infected Nonunion of Tibia and Femur

Peng Yin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peng Yin, Qiunan Ji, Tongtong Li

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China, School of Medicine, Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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Qiunan Ji ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peng Yin, Qiunan Ji, Tongtong Li

Affiliation School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Tongtong Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peng Yin, Qiunan Ji, Tongtong Li

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China, School of Medicine, Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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Jiantao Li,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Zhirui Li,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Jianheng Liu,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Guoqi Wang,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Song Wang,

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China, School of Medicine, Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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Lihai Zhang ,

* E-mail: pftang301@sina.cn (PFT); maozhiys@sina.com (ZM); zhanglihai74@126.com (LHZ)

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Zhi Mao ,

* E-mail: pftang301@sina.cn (PFT); maozhiys@sina.com (ZM); zhanglihai74@126.com (LHZ)

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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Peifu Tang

* E-mail: pftang301@sina.cn (PFT); maozhiys@sina.com (ZM); zhanglihai74@126.com (LHZ)

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxin Road, Beijing, 100853, P.R. China
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ilizarov Methods in the Treatment of Infected Nonunion of Tibia and Femur

Peng Yin,
Qiunan Ji,
Tongtong Li,
Jiantao Li,
Zhirui Li,
Jianheng Liu,
Guoqi Wang,
Song Wang,
Lihai Zhang,
Zhi Mao

Published: November 3, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141973

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