Late orthopaedic sequelae following meningococcal septicaemia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 236-240

  Belthur, Mohan V ^a,c   Bradish, C F ^b   Gibbons, P J ^b  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE DISEASE; LEG DISEASE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; INFANT; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; KNEE JOINT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044264187     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B2.14827     Document Type: Article

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