International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 128-129 , April 2009

Foreign body in the hip joint – An unusual presentation in a child

  • A. Malviya, MRCS Ed (Specialist Registrar)

      Affiliations

    • Wansbeck General Hospital, 81 Daylesford Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE31TW, Ashington, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1912 859 890; fax: +44 1912 231 291.
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  • P.R. Glithero, FRCS T&O (Consultant)

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK

Received 1 September 2008 ,Revised 7 October 2008 ,Accepted 12 October 2008.

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PII: S1755-599X(08)00119-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.10.003

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 128-129 , April 2009

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