Factors affecting remanipulation in paediatric forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Monga, Puneet ^a   Raghupathy, Anantakrishna ^a   Courtman, Nigel H ^a  

^a FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forearm fracture; Loss of position; Paediatric fracture; Radius and ulna fracture; Redisplacement; Remanipulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEFORMITY; DIAPHYSIS; DISLOCATION; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTER CAST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULNA FRACTURE; X RAY FILM;

CHILD; FEMALE; FORAMINIFERA; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; RADIUS FRACTURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 76649132303     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283314646     Document Type: Article

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