Complications of pediatric femur fractures treated with titanium elastic nails: A comparison of fracture types

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 577-580

  Sink, Ernest L ^a,b   Gralla, Jane ^a   Repine, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Femur fracture; Flexible intramedullary fixation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 24144489720     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000164872.44195.4f     Document Type: Review

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