External fixation of pediatric femur fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 342-346

  Blasier, R Dale ^a   Aronson, James ^a   Tursky, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Femur fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE INFECTION; CHILD; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030947522     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199705000-00014     Document Type: Article

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