Comparison of Titanium Elastic Nails with Traction and a Spica Cast to Treat Femoral Fractures in Children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 770-777

  Flynn, John M ^a   Luedtke, Lael M ^b   Ganley, Theodore J ^a   Dawson, Judy ^a   Davidson, Richard S ^a   Dormans, John P ^a   Ecker, Malcolm L ^a   Gregg, John R ^a   Horn, B David ^a   Drummond, Denis S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION;

EID: 12144288120     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00015     Document Type: Article

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