A systematic review of medial and lateral entry pinning versus lateral entry pinning for supracondylar fractures of the humerus

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Brauer, Carmen Alisa ^a,c   Lee, Ben Minsuk ^b   Bae, Donald S ^b   Waters, Peter M ^b   Kocher, Mininder S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elbow fracture; Supracondylar fracture; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; HUMERUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33847189904     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e3180316cf1     Document Type: Review

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