Incidence of skin complications and associated charges in children treated with hip spica casts for femur fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-22

  Difazio, Rachel ^a   Vessey, Judith ^b   Zurakowski, David ^b   Hresko, Michael Timothy ^c   Matheney, Travis ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Childrens Hospital   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

charges; child abuse; femur fractures; skin complications; spica casts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP SPICA CAST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650937081     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182032075     Document Type: Article

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