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The effect of canal fill on paediatric femur fractures treated with titanium elastic nails

PURPOSE: Traditional teaching for fixation of paediatric femur fractures recommends 80% nail diameter/medullary canal diameter ratio (ND/MCD) for successful maintenance of reduction. Prior studies have investigated this with stainless steel Enders nails. Our aim was to assess the impact of ND/MCD on...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, E., Bonsu, N., Andras, L. M., Goldstein, R. Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29456749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.12.170083