Limb sparing reconstructive surgery and Ilizarov lengthening in fibular hemimelia of Achterman-Kalamchi type II patients

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-60

  El Sayed, Mohamed M ^a   Correll, Johannes ^b   Pohlig, Kristian ^c  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b Aschau Specialized Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital

^c Pohlig GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deformity correction; Fibular deficiency; Fibular hemimelia; Ilizarov frame; Limb lengthening; Limb reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECUBITUS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBULAR HEMIMELIA; FOLLOW UP; HEMIMELIA; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFANT; KNEE PAIN; LEG LENGTHENING; LIMB SPARING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE CONTRACTURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTROMELIA; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; INFANT; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549204405     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32832f5ace     Document Type: Article

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