Capitellar fracture in a child: The value of an oblique radiograph. A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 635-638

  Pradhan, Ben B ^a,b   Bhasin, Dimple ^a,c   Krom, Wilfred ^a  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c West Los Angeles Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITELLAR FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OPEN REDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPLINTING;

EID: 14644422662     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200503000-00025     Document Type: Article

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