Flexible intramedullary nailing in children: Nail to medullary canal diameters optimal ratio

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-408

  Lascombes, Pierre ^a,c   Huber, Hanspeter ^b,c   Fay, Renaud ^c   Popkov, Dimitri ^c,d   Haumont, Thierry ^c   Journeau, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c HÔPITAL D ENFANTS   (France)

^d RUSSIAN ILIZAROV SCIENTIFIC CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE TRAUMATOLOGY AND ORTHOPAEDICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Child; Flexible intramedullary nailing; Fracture; Long bone; Nail diameter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879116033     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318285c54d     Document Type: Article

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