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Treatment of a Pediatric Open Supracondylar Femur Fracture with External Fixation

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This chapter describes the treatment of a comminuted supracondylar femur fracture secondary to a gunshot wound using a multiplanar external fixator. The principles and technique of external fixation in this situation are discussed.

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  1. Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA

    Mihir M. Thacker

  2. Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Paediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA

    Mihir M. Thacker

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  1. Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Christopher Iobst

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Steven L. Frick

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  1. Orthopaedics, Nemours Children's Clinic, 807 Children's Way, 32207, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Eric D. Shirley MD

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Thacker, M.M. (2017). Treatment of a Pediatric Open Supracondylar Femur Fracture with External Fixation. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28226-8_107-1

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