Displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 204-210

  O'Hara, L J ^a   Barlow, J W ^b   Clarke, N M P ^c  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0034021583     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B2 .9570     Document Type: Article

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