title: Fractures of the shaft of the femur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bucholz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors