title: Significant rate of misuse of the Hare traction splint for children with femoral shaft fractures.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Service, Division of Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. margot.daugherty@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Margot C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: Charles T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Mehlman
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: LeMaster
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Falcone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013165:Splints; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing