Outcomes and complications of elastic stable intramedullary nailing for forearm fractures in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-380

  Jubel, Axel ^a   Andermahr, Jonas ^a   Isenberg, Jörg ^a   Issavand, Arash ^a   Prokop, Axel ^a   Rehm, Klaus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Diaphyseal forearm fractures; Elastic stable intramedullary nailing; Intramedullary fracture fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL NERVE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE;

EID: 24744438182     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200509000-00012     Document Type: Article

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