Open AccessA radiographic study of the distal femoral epiphysis
Author(s) -
Cynthia Nguyen,
Janelle D. Greene,
Daniel R. Cooperman,
Raymond W. Liu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of children s orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-015-0660-1
Subject(s) - radiography , epiphysis , cadaveric spasm , intraclass correlation , anatomy , femur , medicine , ridge , physis , orthodontics , nuclear medicine , geology , radiology , surgery , clinical psychology , paleontology , psychometrics
Previous studies have described the complex undulation pattern in the distal femoral physis. We investigated whether standard radiographs can visualize these landmarks, in order to guide hardware placement in the distal immature femur.
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