A new look at the sequential development of elbow-ossification centers in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Cheng, Jack C Y ^a   Ko, Wing Man ^a,b   Shen, W Y ^a,c   Yurianto, Henry ^a   Xia, Guo ^a   Lau, Joseph T F ^a,d   Cheung, Albert Y K ^a,d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Elbow; Ossification centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW INJURY; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344043327     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199803000-00006     Document Type: Article

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