Minimalistic approach to treating wrist torus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-500

  Van Bosse, Harold J P ^a   Patel, Raviraj J ^a   Thacker, Mihir ^a   Sala, Debra A ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckle fracture; Juvenile wrist fracture; Splint; Torus fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINTING; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 21244460023     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000161098.38716.9b     Document Type: Article

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