Clinical validation of the multiplier method for predicting limb length discrepancy and outcome of epiphysiodesis, part II

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 192-196

  Aguilar, Julyn A ^a   Paley, Dror ^a   Paley, Jonathan ^a   Santpure, Shivkumar ^a   Patel, Minoo ^a   Herzenberg, John E ^a   Bhave, Anil ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Limb length discrepancy prediction; Multiplier method; Outcome of epiphysiodesis prediction; Residual discrepancy

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LIMB; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOSELEY METHOD; MULTIPLIER METHOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644386961     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000150808.90052.7c     Document Type: Article

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