Operative treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children: The consequences of pin placement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 735-740

  Skaggs, David L ^a   Hale, Julia M ^a   Bassett, Jeffrey ^a   Kaminsky, Cornelia ^a   Kay, Robert M ^a   Tolo, Vernon T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0034997729     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200105000-00013     Document Type: Article

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