Intramedullary Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation of femoral fracture in children

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 277-280

  Jawadi, Ayman Hussain ^a   Abdul Samad, Adham ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Femoral shaft fractures; Flexible intramedullary nails; Intramedullary K wires; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049042025     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-007-0049-x     Document Type: Article

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