Patellar height ratios in children: An interobserver study of three methods

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Aparicio, G ^a,d   Abril, J C ^b,d   Albinana J ^b,d   Rodriguez Salvanes F ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blackburne indices; Caton; Knee; Koshino; Patellar height ratios

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032962056     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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