Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 326-330 , October 2005

Titanium Elastic Nailing of Pediatric Femur Fractures

  • David A. Spiegel, MD
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  • Theodore J. Ganley, MD
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  • John M. Flynn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John M. Flynn, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd, Wood Center, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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PII: S1048-6666(05)00046-7

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2005.08.010

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 326-330 , October 2005

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