Immediate incorporated hip spica casting in pediatric femoral fractures: Comparison of efficacy between normal and high-risk groups

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Akşahin, Ertuǧrul ^a,b   Çelebi, Levent ^a   Yüksel, Halil Yalçn ^a   Hapa, Onur ^a   Muratl, Hasan Hilmi ^a   Aktekin, Cem Nuri ^a   Biçimoǧlu, Ali ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Femur fracture; Immediate spica cast; Incorporated pin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP SPICA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE NONUNION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

BONE NAILS; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549093385     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181924349     Document Type: Article

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