Forearm fractures in children and adolescents: A practical approach

Hand Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-67

  Herman, Martin J ^a   Marshall, Silas T ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARM INJURY; BONE MALFORMATION; CAST APPLICATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EVALUATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NERVE INJURY; PLATE FIXATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; SPLINTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOSTOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 33644539228     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2005.10.003     Document Type: Review

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