Management of forme fruste fibular hemimelia

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-19

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a   Fixsen, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absence of fibula; Congenital short tibia; Dysplastic fibula; Epiphysiodesis; Fibular hypoplasia; Forme fruste; Leg lengthening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; FIBULA; HEMIMELIA; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; LEG MALFORMATION; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029807807     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199605010-00003     Document Type: Article

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