Free vascular fibular transfer in congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia: Results of the EPOS Multicenter Study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-93

  Romanus, Bertil ^a   Bollini, Gerard ^b   Dungl, Pavel ^c   Fixsen, John ^d   Grill, Franz ^e   Hefti, Fritz ^f   Ippolito, Ernesto ^g   Tudisco, Cosimo ^h   Wientroub, Shlomo ⁱ  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

^d The Hospital for Sick Children   (United Kingdom)

^e ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL SPEISING   (Austria)

^f Orthopaedic Department   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^h Assunzione Maria Santissima   (Italy)

ⁱ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child; Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia; EPOS Multicenter Study; Free vascular fibular transfer; Review of literature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; EUROPE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034103133     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200004000-00003     Document Type: Article

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