Early radiographic differentiation of infantile tibia vara from physiologic bowing using the femoral-tibial ratio

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 545-548

  McCarthy, James J ^a,c   Betz, Randal R ^a   Kim, Andrew ^a   Davids, Jon R ^b   Davidson, Richard S ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blount disease; Femoral metaphyseal diaphyseal angle; Infantile tibia vara; Physiologic bowing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOUNT DISEASE; BONE BOWING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIBIA; VARUS DEFORMITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAPHYSES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMUR; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034964099     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200107000-00025     Document Type: Article

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