Technique and considerations when using external fixation as a standard treatment of femoral fractures in children

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1255-1263

  Hedin, Hanne ^a   Larsson, Sune ^b  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Complications; External fixation; Femoral fractures; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9244256773     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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