Proximal humerus fractures sustained during the use of restraints in adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-52

  Hilton, Martin ^a   Yngve, David A ^a   Carmichael, Kelly D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric fractures; Proximal humerus fractures; Restraint injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HANDCUFF; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALTER HARRIS CLASSIFICATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; ARM INJURY; BONE NAIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644870554     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000191558.57068.f6     Document Type: Article

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