Acceptance of angulation in the non-operative treatment of paediatric forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 428-432

  Ploegmakers, Joris J W ^a   Verheyen, Cees C P M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Angulation; Both bone forearm; Conservative treatment paediatric; Distal radial physis; Forearm fractures; Greenstick; Plastic deformation; Radial neck; Torus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 33749006199     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000210594.81393.fe     Document Type: Article

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