Early conservative and operative treatment to gain early normal growth in proximal femoral focal deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-67

  TÖnnis, Dietrich ^a   Stanitski, Deborah F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrography; Congenital short femur; Early immobilization; Early operative treatment; Proximal femoral focal deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COXA VARA; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FEMUR NECK; GROWTH PLATE; HIP OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; NEWBORN; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 0030833332     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199701000-00013     Document Type: Article

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