Open fractures of the tibia in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 635-639

  Song, Kit M ^a,b   Sangeorzan, Bruce ^a   Benirschke, Steve ^a   Browne, Richard ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Children; Complications; Open fracture; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0029737793     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199609000-00016     Document Type: Article

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