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Evidence-Based Treatments of Paediatric Elbow Fractures

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Fractures around the elbow are common in children and account for a large proportion of both paediatric fracture clinics and paediatric trauma lists. Many of these injuries can be managed simply with good functional results; however, the potential for disabling consequences of these fractures remains and the broad spectrum of fracture variants and severities can continue to challenge experienced clinicians. In this chapter, we examined the evidence relating to the management of common fractures around the elbow in an attempt to answer some of the important clinical questions, as well as identify those that remain unresolved.

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Mounsey, E.J., Howard, A. (2017). Evidence-Based Treatments of Paediatric Elbow Fractures. In: Alshryda, S., Huntley, J., Banaszkiewicz, P. (eds) Paediatric Orthopaedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41142-2_32

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