The effect of elbow position on the radial pulse measured by Doppler ultrasonography after surgical treatment of supracondylar elbow fractures in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 441-444

  Mapes, Randall C ^a   Hennrikus, William L ^a,b  

^a Valley Children's Hospital Fresno County   (United States)

^b NAVAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Supracondylar fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0031717769     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199807000-00006     Document Type: Article

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