Surgical management of ankle valgus in children: Use of a transphyseal medial malleolar screw

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Davids, Jon R ^a,b   Valadie, Alan L ^a,c   Ferguson, Ronney L ^a,b   Bray III, Edward W ^a,b   Allen Jr , Ben L ^a,b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Motion Analysis Laboratory   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle valgus; Medial malleolar screw; Reversible partial epiphysiodesis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031022408     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199701000-00002     Document Type: Article

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