Effect of Surgical Delay on Perioperative Complications and Need for Open Reduction in Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-248

  Gupta, Neeraj ^a   Kay, Robert M ^a   Leitch, Kellie ^a   Femino, J Dominic ^a   Tolo, Vernon T ^a   Skaggs, David L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic nerve damage; Pin site infection; Supracondylar humerus fracture; Vascular damage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342475271     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200405000-00001     Document Type: Article

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