Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds?
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A meta-analysis of external fixation and flexible intramedullary nails for femoral fractures in children.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2210-4917,2210-4925
DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2018.02.001