Femoral lengthening in achondroplasia: Magnitude of lengthening in relation to patterns of callus, stiffness of adjacent joints and fracture

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1612-1617

  Venkatesh, K P ^a   Modi, H N ^a   Devmurari, K ^a   Yoon, J Y ^a   Anupama, B R ^a   Song, H R ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CALLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; BONE REGENERATION; BONY CALLUS; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249106946     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B12.22418     Document Type: Article

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