Crossed pin fixation of displaced supracondylar humerus fractures in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 376, Issue , 2000, Pages 56-61

  Mostafavi, Hamid R ^a,b   Spero, Charles ^a  

^a KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Manhasset   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033949381     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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