The removal of metalwork in children

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 439-441

  Jago, R D ^a   Hindley, C J ^a,b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCAR; SURGEON; WOUND INFECTION;

BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CHILD; EPIPHYSES, SLIPPED; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032126205     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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