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Abstract
We report a series of 20 children with 24 fractures that were treated using the AO
tubular external fixator in a paediatric orthopaedic unit. There were no major complications
related to fixator use. There were two cases of superficial pin track sepsis and one
case of non-union. There were no cases of refracture after fixator removal or of leg
length inequality.
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 24,
1991
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© 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.