Longitudinal growth after nonphyseal forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-207

  Carsi, Belen ^a   Abril, Juan C ^b   Epeldegui, Tomas ^b  

^a University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discrepancy; Forearm fractures; Nonphyseal; Overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0037372656     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200303000-00014     Document Type: Article

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