Complications of Kuntscher intramedullary nailing in a child: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-102

  Hosny, Gamal A ^a   Moens, P ^b   Fabry, G ^b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Femoral fracture in children; Kuntscher nailing; Physeal injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIPHYSIODESIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE NAIL; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; INJURY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033109176     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199904000-00007     Document Type: Article

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