Compartment syndrome following intramedullary fixation of pediatric forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-375

  Yuan, Philip S ^a   Pring, Maya E ^a   Gaynor, Tracey P ^a   Mubarak, Scott J ^a   Newton, Peter O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Forearm fractures; Intramedullary fixation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3042796029     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200407000-00005     Document Type: Article

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