Pediatric Distal Radial Fractures Treated by Emergency Physicians

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 341-344

  Pershad, Jay ^a   Williams, Shane ^a   Wan, J ^a   Sawyer, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency physicians; forearm; fracture; radius

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349127761     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.08.030     Document Type: Article

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