Tibial lengthening over an intramedullary nail with use of the ilizarov external fixator for idiopathic short stature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1970-1978

  Hui, Wan Park ^a   Kyu, Hyun Yang ^a   Ki, Seok Lee ^a   Sun, Young Joo ^a   Yoon, Hae Kwak ^a   Hyun, Woo Kim ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV EXTERNAL FIXATOR; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; OSSIFICATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA LENGTHENING;

EID: 51349131457     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00897     Document Type: Article

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