Iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury after the surgical treatment of displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus: Number needed to harm, a systematic review

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 430-436

  Slobogean, Bronwyn L ^a   Jackman, Heather ^b   Tennant, Sally ^c   Z Gerard P Slobogean, ^d   Mulpuri, Kishore ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic nerve injury; Number needed to harm; Supracondylar fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; IATROGENIC ULNAR NERVE INJURY; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; META ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULNAR NERVE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BONE NAIL; CHILD; ELBOW; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMERAL FRACTURES; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEX RATIO; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 77955606994     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181e00c0d     Document Type: Article

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