Improved treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children: the Pontoon 90-90 spica cast

In the past 15 to 20 years, little improvement has been made in the standard treatment of femur fractures in children. Children younger than two years of age or weighing less than 30 pounds are normally treated with skin traction or immobilized in a plaster cast or both. Older or heavier children ar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1987-06, Vol.219 (219), p.140-146
Hauptverfasser: MILLER, M. E, BRAMLETT, K. W, KISSELL, E. U, NIEMANN, K. M. W
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