Wrist buckle fractures: A survey of current practice patterns and attitudes toward immobilization

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-100

  Plint, Amy ^a   Clifford, Tammy ^a   Perry, Jeff ^b   Bulloch, Blake ^c   Pusic, Martin ^d   Lalani, Amina ^e   Ali, Samina ^f   Nguyen, Bich Hong ^g   Joubert, Gary ^h   Millar, Kelly ⁱ  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; fracture; treatment; wrist

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244397032     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500008228     Document Type: Article

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