The effect of limb-length discrepancy on gait

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1690-1698

  Song, Kit M ^a,b   Halliday, Suzanne E ^a   Little, David G ^a,c  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030691162     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199711000-00011     Document Type: Article

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