Biological internal fixation of comminuted femur shaft fractures by bridge plating in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-189

  Aǧuş, Haluk ^a,c   Kalenderer, Önder ^a   Eryanilmaz, Gürkan ^a   Ömeroǧlu, Hakan ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Turkey)

^b OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological internal fixation; Bridge plating; Children; Femur fracture; Plate fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATES; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037371270     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200303000-00010     Document Type: Article

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