Compression plating of pediatric femoral shaft fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 448-452

  Caird, Michelle S ^a   Mueller, Kelly A ^a   Puryear, Aki ^b   Farley, Frances A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Compression plating; Femoral fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038609422     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200307000-00007     Document Type: Article

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