Diaphyseal forearm fractures in children treated with intramedullary fixation: Outcome of K-wire versus elastic stable intramedullary nail

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 278-282

  Calder, P R ^a,b   Achan, P ^a   Barry, M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; ELASTIC STABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 0037401339     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00310-8     Document Type: Article

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