Thermal injury with contemporary cast-application techniques and methods to circumvent morbidity

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2369-2377

  Halanski, Matthew A ^a   Halanski, Amy D ^a   Oza, Ashish ^a   Vanderby, Ray ^a   Munoz, Alejandro ^a   Noonan, Kenneth J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; LIMB; MORBIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLINTING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMAL INJURY; THICKNESS; TIME; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 36048955757     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01208     Document Type: Article

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