Distal radial growth plate injury and positive ulnar variance in nonelite gymnasts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 763-768

  DiFiori, John P ^a,c   Puffer, James C ^a   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^b   Dorey, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b S Monica Orthoped Sports Med Grp   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS; SPORT INJURY; STRESS INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0030662702     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500607     Document Type: Article

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