Surgeon learning curve for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 818-824

  Liu, Raymond W ^a   Roocroft, Joanna ^b   Bastrom, Tracey ^b   Yaszay, Burt ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

learning curve; pediatrics; supracondylar humerus fracture; surgical fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81855225998     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182306884     Document Type: Article

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