Pediatric femoral fractures: A systematic review of 2422 cases

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 648-654

  Poolman, Rudolf W ^a   Kocher, Mininder S ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAST APPLICATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750717543     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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