Scaphoid fractures in children: Problems and treatment

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-221

  Toh, Satoshi ^a   Miura, Hitoshi ^a   Arai, Kouichi ^a   Yasumura, Masahiro ^b   Wada, Masayuki ^c   Tsubo, Kenji ^d  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (Japan)

^d Aomori City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute fracture; Bone grafting; Children; Nonunion; Scaphoid fractures; Screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; FIGHTING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037369935     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200303000-00016     Document Type: Article

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