The effects of body mass index on treatment of paediatric femur fractures managed with flexible intramedullary nails
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The effects of body mass index on treatment of paediatric femur fractures managed with flexible intramedullary nails
PURPOSE Traditionally, flexible intramedullary nails (FINs) are not to be used to fix femur fractures in patients > 50 kg (110 lbs). However, studies have not examined the efficacy of this technique in overweight and obese patients who may be under this 'weight cutoff'. The purpose of this study was to assess how patient body mass index (BMI) impacts the treatment of paediatric femur fractures ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Children's Orthopaedics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1863-2521,1863-2548
DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.11.170084