Behavior of tendons during lower-leg lengthening in dogs using the Ilizarov method

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 380-385

  Fink, B ^a   Braunstein, S ^b   Singer, J ^a   Schmielau, G ^c   Ruther W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Callus distraction; Fixator; Ilizarov; Leg lengthening; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTHENING; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PES EQUINUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TENDONS;

EID: 0032931706     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199905000-00018     Document Type: Article

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