Delayed healing of forearm shaft fractures in children after intramedullary nailing

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-306

  Schmittenbecher, Peter P ^a,f   Fitze, Guido ^b   Gödeke, Jan ^c   Kraus, Ralf ^d   Schneidmüller, Dorien ^e  

^a Clin Center Barmherzige Bruder   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Municipal Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Delayed healing; Elastic stable intramedullary nailing; Forearm shaft fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 41149147674     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181684cd6     Document Type: Article

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