Supracondylar humerus fractures in children: Comparison of operative treatment methods

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 376, Issue , 2000, Pages 49-55

  Davis, Richard T ^a   Gorczyca, John T ^a,b   Pugh, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DEFORMATION; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033936255     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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