Paediatric forearm and distal radius fractures: Risk factors and re-displacement-role of casting indices

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-412

  Pretell Mazzini, Juan ^a   Rodriguez Martin, Juan ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAST APPLICATION; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 77950916346     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0904-0     Document Type: Review

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