Treatment of pediatric both-bone forearm fractures: A comparison of operative techniques

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 309-313

  Smith, Vinson A ^a,b   Goodman, Howard J ^b   Strongwater, Allan ^b   Smith, Brian ^a  

^a Farmington   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Both bones; Closed treatment; Intramedullary nail; ORIF; Pediatric forearm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REOPERATION; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 17844369942     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000153943.45396.22     Document Type: Article

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