Femoral shaft fractures: An assessment in children younger than 3 years old;Análise de fraturas diafisárias do fêmur em crianças menores de 3 anos de idade

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-75

  Bergamaschi, João Paulo Machado ^a,b,c   De Alcântara, Tábata ^d   Santili, Cláudio ^a,b,e   Braga, Susana Dos Reis ^d   Waisberg, Gilberto ^d   Akkari, Miguel ^d  

^a Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo 5 Andar ^*  (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Kinesiology   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^d Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Children; Femoral fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548697553     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-78522007000200002     Document Type: Article

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