Treatment of severe torsional malalignment syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 484-488

  Delgado, Eliana D ^a,c   Schoenecker, Perry L ^a,b,c   Rich, Margaret M ^a,c   Capelli, Ann M ^a,c  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral anteversion; Knee pain; Malalignment; Tibial torsion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORSION; TORSIONAL MALALIGNMENT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; TORSION;

EID: 0029889717     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199607000-00012     Document Type: Article

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