Long-term results following pediatric distal forearm fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-186

  Zimmermann, Robert ^a   Gschwentner, Martin ^a   Kralinger, Franz ^a   Arora, Rohit ^a   Gabl, Markus ^a   Pechlaner, Sigurd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Child; Forearm fracture; Growing age; Radius

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342421149     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0619-4     Document Type: Article

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