Management of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia in Children Under 3 Years of Age: Effect of Early Surgery on Union of the Pseudarthrosis and Growth of the Limb

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 740-746

  Joseph, Benjamin ^a   Somaraju, V V J ^b   Shetty, Sanath Kumar ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children under 3 years; Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia; Intramedullary rodding; Onlay grafting

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142250813     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200311000-00011     Document Type: Article

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