Progressive genu valgum resulting from idiopathic lateral distal femoral physeal growth suppression in adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 752-756

  Zhang, Alan L ^a   Exner, G Ulrich ^b   Wenger, Dennis R ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blount disease; Distal lateral femoral physis; Genu valgum; Physeal growth suppression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VALGUS KNEE; BONE MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY;

BONE MALALIGNMENT; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOTOMY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 58149293724     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181875b46     Document Type: Article

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