Postaxial hypoplasia of the lower extremity

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-172

  Stevens, Peter M ^a,b   Arms, Don ^b  

^a University of Utah ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital fibular deficiency; Fibular hemimelia or hypoplasia; Postaxial hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FIBULA OSTEOTOMY; HEMIMELIA; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT STABILITY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; POSTAXIAL HYPOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0034089022     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200003000-00007     Document Type: Article

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