Flexible intramedullary nailing as fracture treatment in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 602-605

  Huber, Rita I ^a   Keller, Hans W ^a   Huber, Peter M ^a,b   Rehm, Klaus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child, preschool; Diaphyseal fractures; Fracture fixation, intramedullary; Fractures of the radial bead

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAUMATOLOGY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0029775141     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199609000-00011     Document Type: Article

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