Open tibial fractures in children under 13 years of age - 10 years experience

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 776-780

  Jones, B G ^a   Duncan, R D D ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND;

EID: 0141676694     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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