Treatment of tibial hemimelia without amputation: Preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-255

  Hosny, Gamal Ahmed ^a,b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

No amputation; Tibial hemimelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMIMELIA; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNOSTOSIS; TALUS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27244435818     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200507000-00003     Document Type: Article

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