Radiation exposure during skeletal traction treatment of pediatric femoral fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 271-272

  Stanitski, Carl L ^a   Monroe, Michael T ^a   Stanitski, Deborah F ^a   Minster, Glenn ^a   Goldstein, Albert ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral fracture; Radiation exposure; Skeletal traction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKELETON TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031885644     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199803000-00027     Document Type: Article

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