Pediatric forearm fractures: Indications, technique, and limits of conservative management;Unterarmfrakturen im kindesalter: Indikationen, technik und grenzen der konservativen behandlung

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 784-790

  Ostermann, P A W ^b   Richter, D ^c   Mecklenburg, K ^a   Ekkernkamp, A ^c   Muhr, G ^a   Hahn, M P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Forearm rotation; Minimal invasive technique; Muscular atrophy; Pediatric forearm fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE MALALIGNMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032887013     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050481     Document Type: Article

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