Shortening in femoral shaft fractures in children treated with spica cast

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 338, Issue , 1997, Pages 74-78

  Thompson, J David ^a,b   Buehler, Knute C ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Gray, David W ^a   Black, Brian E ^a   Buckley, Steven L ^a   Griffin, Paul P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTER CAST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030979044     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199705000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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