Major lower limb congenital shortening: A mini review

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

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

  Fixsen, John A ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification treatment; Congenital lower limb shortening; Femur; Fibula; Tibia

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; COUNSELING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LEG LENGTH; LIMB MALFORMATION; LOWER LIMB SHORTENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY;

AMPUTATION; BONE LENGTHENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LOWER EXTREMITY DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037250608     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00009957-200301000-00001     Document Type: Short Survey

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