Undisplaced femoral neck fractures in children have a high risk of secondary displacement

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-133

  Forster, Natascha A ^b   Ramseier, Leonhard E ^a,b   Exner, G Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Spital Limmattal ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Femoral neck fracture; Non operative treatment; Secondary displacement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645021832     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000188249.17148.eb     Document Type: Article

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