Treatment of blount disease: A comparison between the multiaxial correction system and other external fixators

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-109

  Clarke, Sylvan E ^a,d   McCarthy, James J ^b,d,e   Davidson, Richard S ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UW American Family Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Blount disease; External fixation; Multiaxial correction system; Tibia vara

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOUNT DISEASE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GARCHE T CLAMP; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649989283     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181982a62     Document Type: Article

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