Medial and lateral pin versus lateral-entry pin fixation for type 3 supracondylar fractures in children: A prospective, surgeon-randomized study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 799-806

  Gaston, R Glenn ^a   Cates, Taylor B ^b   Devito, Dennis ^b   Schmitz, Michael ^b   Schrader, Tim ^b   Busch, Michael ^b   Fabregas, Jorge ^b   Rosenberg, Eli ^b   Blanco, John ^c  

^a ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

elbow; fracture; pediatric; pinning; supracondylar; supracondylar fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSED PIN TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LATERAL ENTRY PIN TECHNIQUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650463014     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181f73d59     Document Type: Article

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