Modification of the Van Nes rotationplasty: Report of a case

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 336, Issue , 1997, Pages 195-198

  Merkel, K D ^a   Reinus, William R ^a   Miller, Gary ^b   Koudsi, Basem ^c  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMUR TUMOR; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031044481     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199703000-00027     Document Type: Article

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