Limb salvage treatment for congenital deficiency of the tibia

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Wada, Akifusa ^a   Fujii, Toshio ^a   Takamura, Kazuyuki ^a   Yanagida, Haruhisa ^a   Urano, Noriko ^a   Yamaguchi, Toru ^a  

^a FUKUOKA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brown procedure; Callus distraction lengthening; Congenital deficiency of the tibia; Fibular transfer; Foot centralization; Tibiofibular fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALLUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FIBULA; LEG LENGTHENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE LENGTHENING; BONY CALLUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645944357     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000218529.21115.9d     Document Type: Article

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