Unilateral humeral lengthening in children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 439-443

  Hosny, Gamal Ahmed ^a,b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Humeral lengthening; Hybrid fixation; Single osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERAL LENGTHENING; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 29044441428     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200511000-00010     Document Type: Article

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