Cast versus splint in children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius: A randomized controlled trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1507-1512

  Boutis, Kathy ^a   Willan, Andrew ^c,d   Babyn, Paul ^a   Goeree, Ron ^e,f   Howard, Andrew ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GREENSTICK FRACTURE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRURITUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN IRRITATION; SPLINTING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSVERSE FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURES; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS FRACTURES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958047246     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100119     Document Type: Article

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