Closed reduction and internal fixation of displaced unstable lateral condylar fractures of the humerus in children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2673-2681

  Song, Kwang Soon ^a   Chul, Hyung Kang ^a   Byung, Woo Min ^a   Ki, Cheor Bae ^a   Chul, Hyun Cho ^a   Ju, Hyub Lee ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349113894     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01227     Document Type: Article

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