Ultrasonographic examination of the radial and ulnar nerves after percutaneous cross-wiring of supracondylar humerus fractures in children: A prospective, randomized controlled study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 334-340

  Altay, Mehmet Akif ^a   Erturk, Cemil ^a   Altay, Mehmet ^b   Belhan, Oktay ^c   Isikan, Ugur Erdem ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Private Sanmed Hospital   (Turkey)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; lateral cross wiring; supracondylar humerus fractures,traditional cross wiring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE MALALIGNMENT; BONE WIRES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELBOW; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 80051784532     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32834534e7     Document Type: Article

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