title: Symposium. Rigid internal fixation of fractures. Femoral shaft fractures: editorial comment and comparative results.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000628:therapy; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D014143:Traction