Effect of early hip decompression on the frequency of avascular necrosis in children with fractures of the neck of the femur

Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 419-421

  Ng, G P K ^a   Cole, W G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030198510     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(96)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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