Treatment of knee flexion contractures in patients with arthrogryposis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 930-937

  Van Bosse, Harold J P ^a   Feldman, David S ^a   Anavian, Jack ^a   Sala, Debra A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrogryposis; External fixator; Knee flexion contracture

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; ORTHOSIS; PES EQUINOVARUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; X RAY;

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFANT; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 38349154376     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3181594cd0     Document Type: Article

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