A radiographic scoring system to assess healing in congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 118-122

  Richards, B Stephens ^a   Wilkes, David ^a   Dempsey, Molly ^a   Nurenberg, Pamela ^a  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia; neurofibromatosis; radiographic scoring system

Indexed keywords

CALLUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHIC UNION SCORING SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS; TIBIA FRACTURE; X RAY FILM; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84922395976     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000141     Document Type: Review

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