Objective guidelines for removing an external fixator after tibial lengthening using pixel value ratio: A pilot study

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3321-3326

  Zhao, Li ^a   Fan, Qing ^a   Venkatesh, K P ^b   Park, Man S ^c   Song, Hae Ryong ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORTICAL BONE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PIXEL VALUE RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TIBIA; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING; X RAY FILM;

EID: 70449519066     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-1011-7     Document Type: Article

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