Management of the completely stiff pediatric knee

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Cole, Peter A ^a,b   Ehrlich, Michael G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosis; Continuous passive motion; Epiphysis; Flexion contracture; Quadriceps plasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANKYLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031012823     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199701000-00016     Document Type: Article

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