Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Children Weighing ≥40 kg: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics Paediatric Division.
² Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.

Meta-Analysis

Andreas Rehm et al. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 1;41(6):e479.

doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001804.

¹ Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics Paediatric Division.
² Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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