Elastic nailing in diaphyseal fractures of femur in children
Background: Fracture shaft femur in children is conventionally managed by traction followed by hip spica. Prolonged hospitalization, difficulty in maintaining child with traction for 3 weeks, then hip spica makes toileting and personal hygiene difficult. This may cause malunion/limb length discrepan...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2018;volume=10;issue=2;spage=107;epage=111;aulast=Kumar |