Results of tibial lengthening with the Ilizarov technique

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-172

  Stanitski, Deborah F ^a   Shahcheraghi, Hossain ^c   Nicker, David A ^a   Armstrong, Peter F ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Limb deformity; Limb lengthening; Limb length discrepancy; Tibial lengthening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTRACTURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

EID: 0030042280     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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