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Epidemiology and associated injuries in paediatric diaphyseal femur fractures treated at a limited resource zonal referral hospital in northern Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Diaphyseal femur fractures contribute up to 40% of paediatric orthopaedic admissions with the World Health Organisation data showing youth are particularly vulnerable and road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults. Different mechanisms results to t...

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Autores principales: Macha, Albert P., Temu, Rogers, Olotu, Frank, Seth, Neil P., Massawe, Honest L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9017012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35436903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05320-x