Surgical risk for elective excision of benign exostoses

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-459

  Wirganowicz, Philip Z ^b   Watts, Hugh G ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication rates; Multiple hereditary exostoses; Osteochondroma; Surgical risk

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOCHONDROMA; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TIBIA;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOCHONDROMATOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 0030774025     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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