Bone remodeling in malunited fractures in children. is it reliable?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 126-132

  Gasco J ^a   De Pablos, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angular deformities; Bone remodeling; Children s fractures; Overgrowth; Review article

Indexed keywords

BONE GROWTH; BONE REMODELING; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE;

BONE REMODELING; CHILD; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030964508     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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