Distraction osteogenesis in the hand

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 92-95

  Pensler, Jay M ^a   Carroll, Norris C ^a   Cheng, Lena F ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FINGER MALFORMATION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; BONE NAILS; BONE REGENERATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FINGERS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; METACARPUS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THUMB; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031777440     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199807000-00014     Document Type: Article

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