Bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis occuring in an adult with acromegalic gigantism

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 188-190

  Feydy, A ^a   Carlier, R Y ^a   Mompoint, D ^a   Rougereau, G ^a   Patel, A ^a   Vallee C ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; GIGANTISM; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; GIGANTISM; HIP; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030903548     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050218     Document Type: Article

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