Long bone fracture

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Key articles

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Fractures (non-complex): assessment and management. February 2016 [internet publication].Full text

British Orthopaedic Association. British Orthopaedic Association standard for trauma (BOAST): open fractures. December 2017 [internet publication].Full text

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Fractures (complex): assessment and management. November 2022 [internet publication].Full text

British Orthopaedic Association. British Orthopaedic Association standard for trauma (BOAST): early management of the paediatric forearm fracture. May 2021 [internet publication].Full text

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