Flexible titanium nailing for the treatment of the unstable pediatric tibial fracture

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 601-609

  O'Brien, Todd ^a   Weisman, David S ^b   Ronchetti, Peter ^a   Piller, Christopher P ^a   Maloney, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible titanium nails; Pediatric; Tibia fracture

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

BONE GROWTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044222545     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200411000-00001     Document Type: Review

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