Treatment of pediatric closed femoral shaft fractures: A decline in use of external fixators over the last decade

Treatment of pediatric closed femoral shaft fractures: A decline in use of external fixators over the last decade

Background: Femoral fractures represent 2% of all fractures in children. While external fixation was popular for managing pediatric closed femoral shaft fractures, other methods have recently increased in popularity. The purpose of this study was to analyze trends in the treatment of closed femoral...

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Main Authors: Joseph Anthony Ippolito, Gerard F Marciano, Sanjeev Sabharwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
Subjects:
External fixation
femur fracture
trauma
Online Access:http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2017;volume=3;issue=2;spage=107;epage=114;aulast=Ippolito

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