Complications and Outcomes of Open Pediatric Forearm Fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Luhmann, Scott J ^a,b,c   Schootman, Mario ^a   Schoenecker, Perry L ^a,b   Dobbs, Matthew B ^a,b   Gordon, J Eric ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Div of Health Behavioral Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Forearm fractures; Open fractures; Pediatric; Radius fractures; Ulna fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; FALLING; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

EID: 0346158570     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200401000-00001     Document Type: Article

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