Factors affecting fracture position at cast removal after pediatric forearm fracture

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 332-336

  Younger, A S E ^a   Tredwell, S J ^a   Mackenzie, W G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearm fracture; Outcome analysis; Radius; Remodeling; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GROWTH PLATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; POSTURE; RADIUS FRACTURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030974174     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199705000-00012     Document Type: Article

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