Soft-Tissue Distraction With a Ring External Fixator Before Centralization for Radial Longitudinal Deficiency

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 952-959

  Goldfarb, Charles A ^a   Murtha, Yvonne M ^a   Gordon, J Eric ^a   Manske, Paul R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

centralization; external fixator; radial clubhand; Radial longitudinal deficiency; soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MALFORMATION; CARPAL BONE; CENTRALIZATION PROCEDURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HAND; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL LONGITUDINAL DEFICIENCY; RADIUS; SOFT TISSUE; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; CARPAL BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISLOCATIONS; ECTROMELIA; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIUS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33745685798     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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