Location of treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 434, Issue , 2005, Pages 110-113

  Kasser, James R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPEN REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRACTION THERAPY;

EID: 18144393104     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000162410.47731.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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