Is External Fixation in Pediatric Femoral Fractures a Risk Factor for Refracture?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-20

  Kesemenli, Cumhur Cevdet ^a   Subasi, Mehmet ^a   Arslan, Hüseyin ^a   Tüzüner, Tolga ^a   Necmioglu, Serdar ^a   Kapukaya, Ahmet ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; External fixation; Femoral shaft fractures; Hip spica cast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347419514     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200401000-00004     Document Type: Article

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