Ulnar nerve palsies after percutaneous cross-pinning of supracondylar fractures in children's elbows

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-45

  Lyons, James P ^a   Ashley, Edwin ^a   Hoffer, M Mark ^a,b  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Humerus; Percutaneous pin fixation; Supracondylar fractures; Ulnar nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

CHILD; ELBOW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0031975518     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199801000-00009     Document Type: Article

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