Intramedullary fixation of unstable both-bone forearm fractures in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 451-456

  Luhmann, Scott J ^a,b   Gordon, J Eric ^b,c   Schoenecker, Perry L ^b,c  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Forearm fracture; Intramedullary fixation; Radius; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0031713866     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199807000-00009     Document Type: Article

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