Van Neck disease: Osteochondrosis of the ischiopubic synchondrosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 520-524

  Wait, Adam ^a   Gaskill, Trevor ^b   Sarwar, Zahir ^c   Busch, Michael ^d  

^a Pinnacle Health System   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

ischiopubic synchondrosis; myositis; osteochondrosis; osteomyelitis; stress fracture

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; ISCHIOPUBIC SYNCHONDROSIS; MYOSITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON MALFORMATION; STRESS; VAN NECK DISEASE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; JOINTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PUBIC BONE;

EID: 79958782588     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f9040     Document Type: Article

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