Open reduction and plate fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children aged 4 to 10

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-193

  Eren, Osman Tugrul ^a,b   Kucukkaya, Metin ^b   Kockesen, Caglar ^b   Kabukcuoglu, Yavuz ^b   Kuzgun, Unal ^b  

^a Garanti Mah Yanarsu sok   (Turkey)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Femur; Pediatric fractures; Plate fixation; Shaft

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037369848     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200303000-00011     Document Type: Article

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