Completely displaced supracondylar humerus fractures in children: Results of open reduction versus closed reduction

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-141

  Oh, Chang Wug ^a   Park, Byung Chul ^a   Kim, Poong Taek ^a   Park, Il Hyung ^a   Kyung, Hee Soo ^a   Ihn, Joo Chul ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Open reduction; Supracondylar humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION;

EID: 0037263527     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760300023     Document Type: Article

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