Treatment of torus fractures in the forearm in children using bandage therapy

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1093-1097

  Vernooij, Claudia M ^a   Vreeburg, Marleen E ^b   Segers, Michiel J M ^b   Hammacher, Eric R ^b  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bandage treatment; Buckle fracture; Torus fracture

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BANDAGE THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TORUS FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 84862738512     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318248bf8a     Document Type: Article

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