Neurovascular injuries in Type III humeral supracondylar fractures in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 376, Issue , 2000, Pages 62-67

  Lyons, Steven T ^a   Quinn, Michael ^a   Stanitski, Carl L ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE INJURY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033923674     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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