Joint distraction and reconstruction in complex knee contractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 402-407

  Devalia, Kailash L ^a   Fernandes, James A ^a   Moras, Prem ^a   Pagdin, Jonathan ^a   Jones, Stanley ^a   Bell, Michael J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; Extensor mechanism malalignment; Joint distraction; Knee contractures; Malalignment of mechanical axis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CONTRACTURE; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REBOUND; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249901539     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000271313.72750.37     Document Type: Review

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