Femoral shaft fractures in children: Traction and casting versus elastic stable intramedullary nailing

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 914-921

  Buechsenschuetz, Karl E ^a   Mehlman, Charles T ^b   Shaw, Kevin J ^c   Crawford, Alvin J ^b   Immerman, Elisa B ^b  

^a Big Sky Orthopaedic Specialists   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Casting; Child; Cost; Economics; Femoral shaft; Fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Traction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKELETON TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036849166     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200211000-00017     Document Type: Article

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