Functional outcome after lengthening with and without deformity correction in polio patients

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-407

  Emara, Khaled M ^a,c   Khames, Ahmed ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Orthopaedic Surgery Department   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY SCALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE LENGTHENING; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449117979     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0322-0     Document Type: Article

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