Eleven years experience in the operative management of pediatric forearm fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-319

  Flynn, John M ^a   Jones, Kristofer J ^b   Garner, Matthew R ^a   Goebel, Jennifer ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearm fractures; Nailing; Operative treatment; Pediatric; Plating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLATE FIXATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 77955866108     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181d98f2c     Document Type: Article

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