title: Half-pin skeletal fixation in children.
abstract: In children, 20-mm threaded sockets can be used to attach half pins to an Ilizarov frame. Applications to the humerus and femur are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001858:Bone Nails; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography