Clinical validation of the multiplier method for predicting limb length at maturity, part I

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 186-191

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

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Limb length discrepancy; Limb length prediction; Multiplier method

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANDERSON OPERATION; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; 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; SKELETON; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEG; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MATHEMATICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 14644396250     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000150809.28171.12     Document Type: Article

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