Femoral lenthening using the Ilizarov technique

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 420-424

  Rose, R E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COXA VARA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMUR; GROWTH DISORDER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249657809     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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