Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: Predictors of early radiographic failure

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-32

  Bowman, Eric N ^a,b   Mehlman, Charles T ^b   Lindsell, Christopher J ^a   Tamai, Junichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

angulation; both bone; closed reduction; forearm; multivariate; pediatric; shaft fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 78650952028     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318203205b     Document Type: Article

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