Closed flexible intramedullary nailing of the femoral shaft fractures in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 198-202

  Mazda, Keyvan ^a   Khairouni, Abdeslam ^a   Pennecot, Georges F ^a   Bensahel, Henri ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Children s fracture; Femoral fracture; Intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030929492     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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