Low incidence of ulnar nerve injury with crossed pin placement for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures using a mini-open technique

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-163

  Green, Daniel W ^a   Widmann, Roger F ^a   Frank, Jeremy S ^a   Gardner, Michael J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Humerus; Iatrogenic injury; Supracondylar; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULNAR NERVE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 16244376513     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200503000-00002     Document Type: Article

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