Fixator-Assisted Plating in Pediatric Supracondylar Femur Fractures
Purpose . Pediatric femoral supracondylar fractures are difficult to reduce by either closed or open reduction. The abnormal muscle forces around the knee tend to significantly displace the distal short metaphyseal fragment. We describe a novel technique utilizing the combination of a temporarily in...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Global Pediatric Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X19843922 |