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Goniometric Estimation of Treatment Efficiency in Pediatric Midshaft Forearm Fracture Patients

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis
Volume 13 (2013): Issue 2 (December 2013)
By: Janis Upenieks,  Sintija Sloka,  Aigars Petersons and  Anita Villerusa  
Open Access
|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/chilat-2014-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5737 | Journal ISSN: 1407-981X
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Language: English
Page range: 51 - 57
Published on: Nov 25, 2014
Published by: Riga Stradins University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Forearm fractures,
children,
treatment options,
goniometry
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Surgery,
Surgery, other

© 2014 Janis Upenieks, Sintija Sloka, Aigars Petersons, Anita Villerusa, published by Riga Stradins University
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