Management of disabilities associated with achondroplasia

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-107

  Haga, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Complications; Disabilities

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHONDROPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; KYPHOSIS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEG LENGTHENING; LEG MALFORMATION; MALOCCLUSION; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; SHORT STATURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPEECH DISORDER; SPINE MALFORMATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 1042268137     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-003-0729-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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