Femur fractures in children: Treatment with early sitting spica casting

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 481-487

  Illgen II, Richard ^a   Rodgers, W B ^a   Hresko, M Timothy ^a   Waters, Peter M ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Kasser, James R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Femur fracture; Spica cast; Spica knee flexion angle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031712795     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199807000-00016     Document Type: Article

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