Femoral lengthening after transfemoral amputation

Orthopedics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Walker, Janet L ^a,b,d   White, Hank ^b   Jenkins, Jennifer O ^b,c   Cottle, Wayne ^b   VandenBrink, Keith D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Shriners Hospital for Children   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; ISCHIUM; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; OSTEOSARCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 31344478496     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20060101-09     Document Type: Article

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