Supracondylar humeral fractures in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1121-1132

  Omid, Reza ^a   Choi, Paul D ^a   Skaggs, David L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 43049084751     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01354     Document Type: Review

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