Treatment of type II and type III open tibia fractures in children

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 357-362

  Bartlett III, Craig S ^a   Weiner, Lon S ^b   Yang, Edward C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Debridement; External; Fixation; Fracture; Open; Pediatric; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031179757     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199707000-00010     Document Type: Article

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