Closed Reduction of a Symphysis Fracture in a 2-Month-Old Infant: Treatment Considerations

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 706-708

  Yen, Stephen L K ^a,b   Don, Debra ^a   Pollack, Steven ^a   Yamashita, Dennis Duke ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ALVEOLAR RIDGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; ECCHYMOSIS; EYELID DISEASE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEVER; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 1942540112     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000037290.07164.94     Document Type: Article

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