Epiphyseal stapling and recombinant human growth hormone for correction of genu valgum in children with chronic renal insufficiency

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 639-642

  Omoloja, Abiodun A ^a,b   Kumar, Kush ^a   Crawford, Alvin H ^a   Strife, C Frederic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genu valgum; Growth hormone; Physeal stapling

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATREM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTINOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIPHYSIOLYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORSESHOE KIDNEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL STAPLING; VALGUS KNEE;

EID: 0042922657     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200309000-00012     Document Type: Article

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