Management of fibular hemimelia amputation or limb lengthening

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-65

  Naudie, Douglas ^a   Hamdy, Reggie C ^a,b   Fassier, Francois ^a,b   Morin, Benoit ^a,b   Duhaime, Morris ^a,b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HEMIMELIA; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFANT; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BONE LENGTHENING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTROMELIA; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031016454     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B1.6602     Document Type: Article

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