Isolated avulsion fracture of the coronoid process requiring open reduction in a paediatric patient: A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 396-398

  Gadgil, A ^a   Roach, R ^a   Neal, N ^a   Maffulli, N ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Coronoid process; Elbow; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; OPEN REDUCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISLOCATIONS; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0036792484     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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