Etiology of supracondylar humerus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-42

  Farnsworth, Christine L ^a   Silva, Patricia D ^a   Mubarak, Scott J ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Elbow injury; Fracture; Origin; Playground injury; Supracondylar humerus

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031976138     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199801000-00008     Document Type: Article

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