Histomorphometric analysis of an adolescent distal tibial physis prior to growth plate closure

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-319

  White, Jeremy Russell ^a,b   Wilsman, Norman J ^a   Leiferman, Ellen M ^a   Noonan, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiphysiodesis; Histomorphometry; Physis

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149095153     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-008-0121-1     Document Type: Article

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