Compression-plate fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children aged 8 to 12 years

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 578-581

  Fyodorov, Igor ^d   Sturm, Peter F ^a,c,d   Robertson Jr , William W ^b,d  

^a INOVA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pediat Orthoped Scoliosis Assoc   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic compression plate; Femoral shaft; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LONG BONE; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

EID: 0032857959     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199909000-00004     Document Type: Article

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