Do CT scans aid assessment of distal tibial physeal fractures?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Cutler, L ^a,d   Molloy, A ^b   Dhukuram, V ^c   Bass, A ^c  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Stockton Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642391462     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.86B2.13624     Document Type: Article

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