Use of elastic stable intramedullary nailing for treating unstable forearm fractures in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-115

  Garg, Neeraj Kumar ^a   Ballal, Moez S ^a   Malek, Ibrahim A ^a   Webster, Roshin A ^a   Bruce, Colin E ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Elastic stable intramedullary nailing; Fracture; Unstable

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; WOUND INFECTION; BONE NAIL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAPHYSES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 67649934067     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181623309     Document Type: Article

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