Comparison of intramedullary nailing to plating for both-bone forearm fractures in older children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-409

  Reinhardt, Keith R ^a   Feldman, David S ^b   Green, Daniel W ^a   Sala, Debra A ^a   Widmann, Roger F ^b   Scher, David M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Both bone; Children; Forearm fracture; Intramedullary nailing; Open reduction internal fixation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TOURNIQUET; ULNA; BONE NAIL; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 54049093676     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31816d71f2     Document Type: Article

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