Failures and complications in intramedullary nailing of children's forearm fractures

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-167

  Fernandez, F F ^a   Langendorfer M ^a   Wirth, T ^a   Eberhardt, O ^a  

^a OLGAHOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Complications; Elastic stable intramedullary nailing; Forearm fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952094591     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-010-0245-y     Document Type: Article

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