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Approach to Suspected Physeal Fractures in the Emergency Department

Growth plate (physeal) fractures are defined as a disruption in the cartilaginous physis of bone with or without the involvement of epiphysis or metaphysis. These represent around 15-18% of all pediatric fractures. It is important to diagnose physeal injury as early as possible, as misdiagnosis or d...

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Autores principales: Singh, Ajai, Mahajan, Prashant, Ruffin, John, Galwankar, Sagar, Kirkland, Courtney
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8780638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35125788
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JETS.JETS_40_21