Knee flexion deformity from Poliomyelitis treated by supracondylar femoral extension osteotomy

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 380-384

  De Moraes Barros Fucs, Patricia M ^a,b   Svartman, Celso ^a   De Assumpção, Rodrigo Montezuma César ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOTOMY; POLIOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRACONDYLAR FEMORAL EXTENSION OSTEOTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POLIOMYELITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28244444087     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0007-5     Document Type: Article

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