The prevalence of thoracolumbar kyphosis in achondroplasia: A systematic review

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-73

  Engberts, Alexander C ^a   Jacobs, Wilco C H ^a   Castelijns, Sanne J A M ^b   Castelein, Rene M ^b   Vleggeert Lankamp, Carmen L A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Developmental bone diseases; Kyphosis; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858289468     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-011-0378-7     Document Type: Review

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