The use of helical computed tomographic scan to assess bony physeal bridges

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-359

  Loder, Randall T ^a,b   Swinford, Ann E ^c   Kuhns, Lawrence R ^c  

^a Section of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bony bar; CT scan; Map; Physis; Tomograms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; EPIPHYSIS INJURY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIUS FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIUS FRACTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030975007     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199705000-00017     Document Type: Article

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