Open femur fractures in children: Treatment, complications, and results

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-188

  Hutchins, Christopher M ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Sturm, Peter ^b   Mosquero, Ricardo ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Open fracture; Pediatric fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034006007     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200003000-00010     Document Type: Article

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