Lateral humeral condyle fractures in children: A comparison of two approaches to treatment

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-391

  Launay, Franck ^a   Leet, Arabella I ^b,c   Jacopin, Samuel ^a   Jouve, Jean Luc ^a   Bollini, Gérard ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Infection; Lateral humeral condyle fracture; Nonunion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LATERAL HUMERAL CONDYLE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 3042752927     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200407000-00008     Document Type: Article

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