Subtrochanteric femoral fractures in children: Alignment after 90°- 90°traction and cast application

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 341, Issue , 1997, Pages 170-174

  Jeng, Clifford ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Yates, Adolph ^a   Paletta, George ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030817996     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199708000-00026     Document Type: Article

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