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Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children

Forty children treated non-operatively for fractures of the femoral shaft were reviewed with regard to differences in limb length after treatment. Follow up duration ranged from two to seven years. The average femoral overgrowth was 0.85cm (range 0 - 2.5cm) and was influenced by age at the time of f...

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Main Authors: Yong, S.M., Saw, A., Sengupta, S., Bulgiba, A.M.
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Published: 2007
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spelling my.um.eprints.30812012-05-03T02:58:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3081/ Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children Yong, S.M. Saw, A. Sengupta, S. Bulgiba, A.M. R Medicine Forty children treated non-operatively for fractures of the femoral shaft were reviewed with regard to differences in limb length after treatment. Follow up duration ranged from two to seven years. The average femoral overgrowth was 0.85cm (range 0 - 2.5cm) and was influenced by age at the time of fracture. We were not able to find any association between the quantity of overgrowth and race, gender, level or configuration of the fracture. 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/3081/1/Bone_overgrowth_ater_fracture_of_the_femoral_shaft_in_children.PDF Yong, S.M. and Saw, A. and Sengupta, S. and Bulgiba, A.M. (2007) Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 1 (1). pp. 8-11.
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Yong, S.M.
Saw, A.
Sengupta, S.
Bulgiba, A.M.
Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
description Forty children treated non-operatively for fractures of the femoral shaft were reviewed with regard to differences in limb length after treatment. Follow up duration ranged from two to seven years. The average femoral overgrowth was 0.85cm (range 0 - 2.5cm) and was influenced by age at the time of fracture. We were not able to find any association between the quantity of overgrowth and race, gender, level or configuration of the fracture.
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author Yong, S.M.
Saw, A.
Sengupta, S.
Bulgiba, A.M.
author_facet Yong, S.M.
Saw, A.
Sengupta, S.
Bulgiba, A.M.
author_sort Yong, S.M.
title Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
title_short Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
title_full Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
title_fullStr Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
title_full_unstemmed Bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
title_sort bone overgrowth after fracture of the femoral shaft in children
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/3081/1/Bone_overgrowth_ater_fracture_of_the_femoral_shaft_in_children.PDF
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