Soft tissue responses to limb lengthening

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Nakamura, Kozo ^a   Matsushita, Takashi ^a   Okazaki, Hiroshi ^a   Kurokawa, Takahide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Limb lengthening; Muscle; Peripheral nerve; Skin; Stretch

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; HYPOXEMIA; LIMB MALFORMATION; MIGRATION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; SHORT STATURE; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030916357     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02492977     Document Type: Article

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