Overgrowth of femoral fractures in childhood;L'excès de croissance dans les fractures du fémur chez l'enfant

Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Jawish, R ^a   Kahwaji, A ^a   Dagher, G ^a  

^a Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Femur; Fracture; Growth; Overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; X RAY;

AGE FACTORS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141682753     PISSN: 00351040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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