Management of perthes disease of late onset in southern India. The evaluation of a surgical method

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 625-630

  Joseph, B ^a,b   Srinivas, G ^a   Thomas, R ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Orthopedic Unit II   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIODESIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HEALING; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030010873     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b4.0780625     Document Type: Article

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