Treatment of displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children by a pin leverage technique

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 646-650

  Lee, H Y ^a   Kim, S J ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250696136     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B5.18224     Document Type: Article

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