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Accuracy of C-arm measurements in assessment of paediatric femoral fracture shortening

PURPOSE: Spica casting of femoral shaft fractures is standard practice for young children. In 1983, Dr. Rang published an illustration demonstrating that radiographs can be misleading when measuring femoral fracture shortening. Today, fluoroscopy is used to determine shortening after closed reductio...

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Autores principales: Boduch, A., Hennrikus, M., Adebayo, T., Brian, J., Hennrikus, W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5725773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29263759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.11.170116