Anterior distal femoral hemiepiphysiodesis in the treatment of fixed knee flexion contracture in neuromuscular patients

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-318

  Al Aubaidi, Zaid ^a   Lundgaard, Bjarne ^a   Pedersen, Niels Wisbech ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anterior femur; Fixed knee contracture; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865570281     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-012-0415-1     Document Type: Article

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