Hemiepiphyseal stapling for knee deformities in children younger than 10 years: A preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-429

  Mielke, Cary H ^a,c   Stevens, Peter M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genu valgum; Growth plates; Hemiepiphyseal stapling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIPHYSIS DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; TIBIA;

EID: 0029886535     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199607000-00002     Document Type: Article

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