Extremity lawn-mower injuries in children: Report by the Research Committee of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-369

  Loder, Randall T ^a   Brown, Kenneth L B ^b   Zaleske, David J ^b   Jones, Eric T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amputations; Children; Injury; Lawn mowers; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; UNITED STATES; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; POACEAE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030954417     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199705000-00018     Document Type: Article

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