Fracture-separation of the distal femoral epiphysis in a premature neonate

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1603-1605

  Eliahou, Ruth ^a   Simanovsky, Naum ^a   Hiller, Nurith ^a   Simanovsky, Natalia ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 33847007308     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.12.1603     Document Type: Article

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