Clinical measurement of longitudinal femoral overgrowth following fracture in children

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 563-565

  Nordin, S ^a   Ros, M D ^a   Faisham I, W ^a  

^a USM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clinical measurement; Femoral fractures; Residual overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035756505     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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