The posterior approach to the elbow revisited

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-219

  Gruber, Martin A ^a   Healy III, William A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Fracture; Lateral condyle; Posterior approach; Supracondylar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030027108     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199603000-00016     Document Type: Article

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