Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1286-1291 , December 2009

Percutaneous plating in paediatric tibial fractures

  • Nazri Mohd Yusof

      Affiliations

    • International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Chang-Wug Oh

      Affiliations

    • Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 50, 2-Ga, Samdok, Chunggu, Daegu, 700-721, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 53 420 5630; fax: +82 53 422 6605.
    • ,
  • Jong-Keon Oh

      Affiliations

    • Korea University-Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Joon-Woo Kim

      Affiliations

    • Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Woo-Kie Min

      Affiliations

    • Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Il-Hyung Park

      Affiliations

    • Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hee-June Kim

      Affiliations

    • Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea

,Accepted 25 February 2009.

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☆ The study was conducted at Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

PII: S0020-1383(09)00164-8

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.02.020

Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1286-1291 , December 2009

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