Outcomes of external fixation of pediatric femoral shaft fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 405-410

  Miner, Todd ^a   Carroll, Kristen L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

External fixation; Femoral shaft fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034105496     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200005000-00027     Document Type: Article

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