Pulseless Arm in Association with Totally Displaced Supracondylar Fracture

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 410-415

  Schoenecker, Perry L ^a,e   Delgado, Eliana ^a,d   Rotman, Mitchell ^b   Sicard, Gregorio A ^a,c   Capelli, Ann M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d S Francisco Shriners Hosp C   (United States)

^e SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Supracondylar fracture; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INJURY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OPEN FRACTURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSE RATE;

ALGORITHMS; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PULSE;

EID: 0029680492     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199608000-00008     Document Type: Article

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