Elbow injuries in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-73

  Do, Twee ^a   Herrera Soto, Jose ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BURSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELBOW DISLOCATION; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW INJURY; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; ELBOW; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0037304462     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-200302000-00011     Document Type: Review

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