Titanium elastic nails for pediatric femur fractures: A multicenter study of early results with analysis of complications

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-8

  Flynn, John M ^a   Hresko, Timothy ^b   Reynolds, Richard A K ^d   Blasier, R Dale ^c   Davidson, Richard ^a   Kasser, James ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Arkansas Children's Hospitals   (United States)

^d Centinela Hospital Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Femur fractures; Internal fixation; Pediatric; Titanium elastic nail

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035156601     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200101000-00003     Document Type: Article

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