Acute elbow trauma in children: Role of ultrasonography

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 982-988

  Zuazo, Iñaki ^a   Bonnefoy, Olivier ^c   Tauzin, Catherine ^c   Borocco, Antoine ^c   Lippa, Alain ^c   Legrand, Mathieu ^c   Chateil, Jean François ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE PAU   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Elbow; Fracture; Lipohaemarthrosis; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTUSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 48549086795     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0935-5     Document Type: Article

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