Cast and padding indices used for clinical decision making in forearm fractures in children

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-389

  Singh, Sarvpreet ^a   Bhatia, Maneesh ^b   Housden, Phil ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; PREDICTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; ARM INJURY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DISLOCATIONS; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249109031     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710015292     Document Type: Article

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