Supracondylar osteotomy of the femur with use of compression. Osteosynthesis with a malleable implant

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 712-722

  Stähelin, Thomas ^a,b   Hardegger, Felix ^a   Ward, John Christopher ^a,c  

^a Regionalspital Surselva   (Switzerland)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c Orthopaedic Surgery   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0342424747     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200005000-00012     Document Type: Article

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