A 10-year study of the changes in the pattern and treatment of 6,493 fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 344-350

  Cheng, Jack C Y ^a,b   Ng, B K W ^a   Ying, S Y ^a   Lam, P K W ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OPEN REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032931705     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199905000-00011     Document Type: Article

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