Complications of elastic stable intramedullary nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures, and how to avoid them

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Narayanan, Unni G ^a   Hyman, Joshua E ^b   Wainwright, Andrew M ^c   Rang, Mercer ^a   Alman, Benjamin A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Elastic stable (flexible) intramedullary nail; Pediatric femur fractures

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3042793755     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200407000-00004     Document Type: Article

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