Comparison of two percutaneous pinning methods for the treatment of the pediatric type III supracondylar humerus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-349

  Solak, Şükrü ^a,c   Aydin, Erbil ^b  

^a Dr MU Hosp Emergency Care/Traum   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Percutaneous pinning; Supracondylar humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PERCUTANEOUS PIN FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141478656     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200309000-00010     Document Type: Article

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