Management of grade III supracondylar fracture of the humerus by straight-arm lateral traction

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Sadiq, M Z ^a,c   Syed, T ^a   Travlos, J ^b  

^a MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRAIGHT ARM LATERAL TRACTION; TRACTION THERAPY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACTION;

EID: 34248335396     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0168-x     Document Type: Review

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