Treatment of femoral shaft fractures in young children: Comparison between conservative treatment and retrograde flexible nailing

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Song, Hae Ryong ^a   Oh, Chang Wug ^b   Shin, Hyun Dae ^c   Kim, Sung Jung ^b   Kyung, Hee Soo ^b   Baek, Seung Hoon ^b   Park, Byung Chul ^b   Ihn, Joo Chul ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cast; Femoral shaft fracture; Retrograde flexible nailing; Young children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROGRADE FLEXIBLE NAILING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETON TRACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE REMODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRACTION THERAPY;

BONE REMODELING; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144224567     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000111023.13276.43     Document Type: Article

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