Incidence of occult fracture in children with acute ankle injuries

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 500-501

  Sankar, Wudbhav N ^a   Chen, Jack ^a   Kay, Robert M ^a   Skaggs, David L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fibula; Occult fracture; Periosteal reaction; Salter Harris I

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE DISLOCATION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FIBULA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG PAIN; OSSIFICATION; PERIOSTEUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT BEARING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249094401     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31817b9336     Document Type: Article

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