Skeletal Traction Versus External Fixation for Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Comparison of Hospital Costs and Charges

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 563-568

  Nork, Sean E ^a   Hoffinger, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; External fixation; Femur fracture; Pediatric; Skeletal traction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032196756     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199811000-00006     Document Type: Article

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