Treatment of late-onset tibia vara using Afghan percutaneous osteotomy and orthofix external fixation

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 606-610

  Smith, Scott L ^a   Beckish, Michael L ^b   Winters, Steven C ^c   Pugh, Linda I ^d   Bray, Edward W ^d  

^a ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^b Macon Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c Shriners Hospital for Children ^*

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghan osteotomy; External fixation; Obesity; Tibia vara

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOUNT DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033828036     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200009000-00011     Document Type: Article

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