Quality of reduction versus timing of surgical intervention for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Orthopedics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 628-632

  Carmichael, Kelly D ^a   Joyner, Kyle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OPEN REDUCTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33746405161     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20060701-13     Document Type: Article

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