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Fractures in Children

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The treatment of fractures in children is fundamentally different from that in adults, since only a few fractures require operative intervention (Fig. 18.1).

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Colton, C., Marti, R.K. (1991). Fractures in Children. In: Manual of INTERNAL FIXATION. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02695-3_18

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