Management of comminuted supracondylar fractures of the humerus with closed reduction and a hybrid type I-II external fixator

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 233-239

  Fearnside, Stephen M ^a,b   Eaton Wells, R D ^a   Mitchell, R A S ^a  

^a W Chermside Vet Specialist R   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Closed reduction; External fixators; Humerus; Supracondylar fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CAT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DOG; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036980602     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632745     Document Type: Article

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