Evidence into practice: Pediatric orthopaedic surgeon use of removable splints for common pediatric fractures

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 18-23

  Boutis, Kathy ^a   Howard, Andrew ^a   Constantine, Erika ^b,c   Cuomo, Anna ^d   Somji, Zeeshanefatema ^a   Narayanan, Unni G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cast; fracture; management; pediatric; splints

Indexed keywords

AVULSION FRACTURE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REMOVABLE SPLINT; REVIEW; SPLINT; UNITED STATES; CHILD; DEVICES; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INJURIES; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; PLASTER CAST; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIUS FRACTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS FRACTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPLINTS;

EID: 84918537945     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000223     Document Type: Review

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