Traumatic Bowing of Children’s Forearm Bones: An Unreported Association with Fracture of the Distal Metaphysis

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1000-1003

  Vorlat, Peter ^a   De Boeck, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE BOWING; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FORCE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035213339     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200111000-00028     Document Type: Article

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