Brachialis muscle entrapment in displaced supracondylar humerus fractures: A technique of closed reduction and report of initial results

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 298-302

  Archibeck, Michael J ^a   Scott, Steven M ^a   Peters, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed reduction; Displaced; Irreducible; Supracondylar humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; OPEN REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BONE NAILS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030926205     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199705000-00006     Document Type: Article

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