Femoral varus osteotomy in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: Points at operation to prevent residual problems

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 76-81

  Kitakoji, Takahiko ^a   Hattori, Tadashi ^a   Iwata, Hisashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral varus osteotomy; Legg Calve Perthes disease; Residual problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 0032904335     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199901000-00017     Document Type: Article

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