Outcomes of lengthening short lower-extremity amputation stumps with planar fixators

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 543-547

  Bowen, Richard E ^a   Struble, Steven G ^b   Setoguchi, Yoshio ^a   Watts, Hugh G ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Lengthening; Prosthesis; Stump

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMPS; BONE LENGTHENING; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244502237     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000158004.76541.b9     Document Type: Article

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