Physeal Injury Other Than Fracture

This book documents all the ways a growth plate can be damaged, other than fracture. This damage can be inflicted by a wide variety of insults, most of which are uncommon occurrences. They all, however, have two similar characteristics: normal roentgenographs at the time of insult and premature comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peterson, Hamlet A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Vascular Deficiency
  • Disuse
  • Infection
  • Tumor
  • Metabolic
  • Neural
  • Cold (frostbite)
  • Heat (burn)
  • Electric
  • Compression
  • Distraction
  • Stress
  • Irradiation
  • Light Waves
  • Sound Waves
  • Shock Waves
  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Oxygen
  • Developmental
  • Surgical
  • Unknown