Immediate hip spica casting for femur fractures in pediatric patients: A review of 175 patients

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 376, Issue , 2000, Pages 106-112

  Infante Jr , Anthony F ^a   Albert, Michael C ^a   Jennings, W Bryan ^a   Lehner, James T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343962596     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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