Retrograde flexible intramedullary nailing in children's femoral fractures

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-55

  Oh, Chang Wug ^a   Park, Byung Chul ^a   Kim, Poong Taek ^a   Kyung, Hee Soo ^a   Kim, Sung Jung ^a   Ihn, Joo Chul ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG INEQUALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036932918     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-001-0304-6     Document Type: Article

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