Scaphoid nonunions in children and adolescents: Surgical treatment with bone grafting and internal fixation

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Masquijo, Julio Javier ^a   Willis, Baxter R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Herbert; Nonunion; Scaphoid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SCAPHOID OUTCOME SCORE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649133028     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181cf062e     Document Type: Article

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