A technique to determine proper pin placement of crossed pins in supracondylar fractures of the elbow

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 485-489

  Reynolds, Richard A K ^a,b   Mirzayan, Raffy ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Percutaneous pin fixation; Supracondylar humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NERVE INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033940452     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200007000-00012     Document Type: Article

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