Flexible intramedullary nailing of displaced diaphyseal forearm fractures in children

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1221-1225

  Kapoor, V ^a   Theruvil, B ^a   Edwards, S E ^a   Taylor, G R ^a,b   Clarke, N M P ^a   Uglow, M G ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaphyseal forearm fractures; Flexible nailing; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 26444451049     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.06.033     Document Type: Article

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