Increased incidence of distal humeral fractures and surgical treatment in 0- to 18-year-old patients treated in Finland from 1987 to 2010

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 559-564

  Salonen, A ^a   Pajulo, O ^b   Lahdes Vasama, T ^a   Valipakka J ^a   Mattila, V M ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distal humeral fracture; Incidence; Pediatric; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890558402     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-013-0529-0     Document Type: Article

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