Closed treatment of displaced diaphyseal both-bone forearm fractures in older children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 507-512

  Zionts, Lewis E ^a,b   Zalavras, Charalampos G ^a   Gerhardt, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Closed treatment; Forearm fractures; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 21244489050     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000158005.53671.c4     Document Type: Article

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