Prevention of ulnar nerve injury during fixation of supracondylar fractures in children by 'flexion-extension cross-pinning' technique

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-224

  Eidelman, Mark ^a   Hos, Nir ^a   Katzman, Alexander ^a   Bialik, Viktor ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic ulnar nerve palsy; Pin configuration; Supracondylar humeral fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 34247092455     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e328010b684     Document Type: Article

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