The Baumann angle in supracondylar fractures of the distal humerus in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-69

  Mohammad, S ^a   Rymaszewski, L A ^b   Runciman, J ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baumann angle; Children; Computer Study; Humerus; Supracondylar fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROTATION;

EID: 0032906259     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199901000-00015     Document Type: Article

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