Percutaneous epiphysiodesis for leg length discrepancy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-71

  Kemnitz, Stefan ^a   Moens, Pierre ^a   Fabry, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Leg length discrepancy; Percutaneous epiphysiodeis; Timing of epiphysiodesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG LENGTH; LEG MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE LENGTHENING; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037247040     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00009957-200301000-00013     Document Type: Article

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