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Management of Pediatric Orthopedic Patients During the Postoperative Period

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Orthopedic patients admitted in the hospital wards needs special care to ensure adequate pre operative and post operative management.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Medical Director of Pediatric Hospitalist Division, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso Children’s Hospital, 4801 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA

    Indu Pathak

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4801 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79905, USA

    Michael Lee

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  1. Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA

    Amr Abdelgawad

  2. Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA

    Osama Naga

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Pathak, I., Lee, M. (2014). Management of Pediatric Orthopedic Patients During the Postoperative Period. In: Abdelgawad, A., Naga, O. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7126-4_12

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