Accuracy of leg length prediction in children younger than 10 years of age

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 338, Issue , 1997, Pages 9-13

  Kasser, James R ^b   Jenkins, Raeburn ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE AGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA;

EID: 0031000221     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199705000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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