In-vitro mechanical impacts on calves' proximal femurs: Significance of mechanical weakening of the femoral head in the etiology of Perthes disease in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-125

  Kandzierski, Grzegorz ^a,b   Karski, Tomasz ^a   Czerny, Krystyna ^b   Kisiel, Janusz ^a   Kalakucki, Jaroslaw ^a  

^a LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calves' proximal femur; Etiology; Experimental research; Mechanical impacts; Perthes disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE GROWTH; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR HEAD; FORCE; GROWTH PLATE; INJURY; ISCHEMIA; PERTHES DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMUR HEAD; GROWTH PLATE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33645018845     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000186644.99568.fb     Document Type: Article

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