Guided growth for fixed knee flexion deformity

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 626-631

  Klatt, Joshua ^a   Stevens, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

8 plate; Arthrogryposis; Cerebral palsy; Crouch gait; Fixed knee flexion deformity; Guided growth; Hemiepiphysiodesis; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CAPSULOTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FIXED KNEE FLEXION DEFORMITY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; ARTHROPATHY; BONE REGENERATION; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE REGENERATION; CHILD; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53749104975     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318183d573     Document Type: Article

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