Radiographic evaluation during treatment of pediatric forearm fractures: Implications on clinical care and cost

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 465-471

  Luther, Gaurav ^a   Miller, Patricia ^a   Waters, Peter M ^a   Bae, Donald S ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

activity based costing; forearm fracture; loss of reduction; radiographic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC CAST; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELATIVE VALUE UNIT COSTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TIME DERIVED ACTIVITY BASED COSTING; ULNA FRACTURE; AFTERCARE; CLOSED FRACTURE REDUCTION; COST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOREARM INJURIES; INJURIES; PLASTER CAST; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CLOSED FRACTURE REDUCTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 84976285445     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000479     Document Type: Article

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