Use and abuse of flexible intramedullary nailing in children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 827-834

  Lascombes, Pierre ^a   Haumont, Thierry ^a   Journeau, Pierre ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Fracture Child Intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELASTICITY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG INEQUALITY; LIMB FRACTURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750486180     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000235397.64783.d6     Document Type: Review

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