Use of the gartland classification system for treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-

  Mallo, Gregory ^a   Stanat, Scott J C ^a   Gaffney, John ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; ELBOW INJURY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GARTLAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDIATRICS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75649121079     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20091124-08     Document Type: Article

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