Quadricepsplasty for knee stiffness after femoral lengthening in congenital short femur

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-264

  Hosalkar, H S ^a   Jones, S ^a   Chowdhury, M ^a   Hartley, J ^a   Hill, R A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL SHORT FEMUR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAPHYSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPSPLASTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE LENGTHENING; CHILD; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE JOINT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0037356005     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B2.13144     Document Type: Article

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