Delayed union and nonunion following closed treatment of diaphyseal pediatric forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Adamczyk, Mark J ^a,b   Riley, Patrick M ^a,c  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Children's Orthoped Surg Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed union; Forearm; Fracture; Nonunion; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPRESSION; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN FRACTURE; PATIENT CODING; PERFUSION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULNA; VASCULARIZATION; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 11844254473     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200501000-00012     Document Type: Article

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