Alternative reliable techniques in femoral torsion measurement

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Delialioglu, M Onder ^a   Tasbas, Bulent A ^a,c   Bayrakci, Kenan ^a   Daglar, Bulent ^a   Kurt, Murat ^b   Agar, Mustafa ^a   Gunel, Ugur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Femoral fracture; Femoral torsion; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR TORSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG INJURY; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 28044449101     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200601000-00006     Document Type: Article

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