Intraoperative radiation exposure in displaced supracondylar humeral fractures: A comparison of surgical methods

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-47

  Kraus, Ralf ^a   Joeris, Alexander ^b   Castellani, Christoph ^c   Weinberg, Annelie ^c   Slongo, Theddy ^b   Schnettler, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Elastic stable intramedullary nailing; External fixator; K wires; Radiation exposure; Supracondylar humeral fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; BONE WIRES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33845803151     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000236238.87763.cf     Document Type: Article

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