Computed radiographic measurement of limb-length discrepancy: Full-length standing anteroposterior radiograph compared with scanogram

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2243-2251

  Sabharwal, Sanjeev ^a   Zhao, Caixia ^a   McKeon, John J ^a   McClemens, Emily ^a   Edgar, Michele ^a   Behrens, Fred ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BLOUNT DISEASE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASLES VIRUS; MECHANICS; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCINTISCANNING; STANDING;

EID: 33749542485     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01179     Document Type: Article

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