Risk of redisplacement after first successful reduction in paediatric distal radius fractures: Sensitivity assessment of casting indices

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 376-381

  Devalia, Kailash L ^a   Asaad, Seif S ^a   Kakkar, Rahul ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cast index; comminution; distal radius fractures; gap index; loss of reduction; redisplacement; three point index; ulnar diaphyseal fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053605476     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e328349212d     Document Type: Article

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