Lengthening of short great toes by callus distraction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 955-958

  Takakura, Yoshinori ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^a   Fujii, Tadashi ^a   Tamai, Susumu ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYDACTYLY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HALLUX; HUMAN; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030711519     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B6.7933     Document Type: Article

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