Femoral overgrowth following plate fixation of the fractured femur in children

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 684-687

  Sulaiman, A Razak ^a   Joehaimy, J ^b   Iskandar, M A ^a   Anwar Hau, M ^b   Ezane, A M ^b   Faisham, W I ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Femoral fracture; Limb overgrowth; Plate stabilisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 33746895161     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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