Femoral lengthening techniques

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 178-186

  Shepherd, Lane E ^a   Zalavras, Charalampos G ^a   Shean, Chris ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral shortening; Lengthening

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMUR; HISTORY; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG INJURY; LEG LENGTHENING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035160086     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(01)80004-5     Document Type: Article

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