Internal oblique radiographs for diagnosis of nondisplaced or minimally displaced lateral condylar fractures of the humerus in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-63

  Song, Kwang Soon ^a   Kang, Chul Hyung ^a   Min, Byung Woo ^a   Bae, Ki Chul ^a   Cho, Chul Hyun ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33846075872     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01387     Document Type: Article

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