Progressive valgus deformity after curettage of benign lesions of the proximal tibia

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 757-760

  Heck Jr , Robert K ^a,b   Sawyer, Jeffery R ^a   Warner, William C ^a   Beaty, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Campbell Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign lesions; Curettage; Deformity; Leg length discrepancy; Metaphysis; Proximal; Tibia; Valgus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE LESION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; VALGUS DEFORMITY; AGE; BONE MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BONE MALALIGNMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURETTAGE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149291985     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181847533     Document Type: Article

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