Residual deformity after treatment of pediatric femur fractures with flexible titanium nails

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 638-643

  Sagan, Michelle L ^a   Datta, Jason C ^b   Olney, Brad W ^c   Lansford, Todd J ^a   McIff, Terence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformity; Flexible titanium nail; Pediatric femur fracture; Titanium elastic nail

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78650349839     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181efb8e2     Document Type: Article

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