Bilateral epiphysiodesis around the knee as treatment for excessive height in boys

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 212-214

  Plaschaert, V F P ^a   Van Der Eijken, J W ^a   Odink, R J H ^b   Delemarre, H A ^b   Caron, J J ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Excessive height; Knee; Phemister epiphysiodesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIPHYSIODESIS; HEIGHT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TALL STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030982468     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199707000-00011     Document Type: Article

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