Selective soft tissue release preserves growth plate architecture during limb lengthening

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 617-622

  Sabharwal, Sanjeev ^a   Harten, Robert D ^a   Sabatino, Chris ^a   Yun, Jean S ^a   Munjal, Kevin ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Distraction osteogenesis; Growth plate; Ilizarov; Limb lengthening

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH PLATE; HISTOLOGY; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB LENGTHENING; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SELECTIVE SOFT TISSUE RELEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RABBITS; TIBIA;

EID: 24144466850     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000161835.65032.8c     Document Type: Article

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