Radiographic evaluation of common pediatric elbow injuries
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Radiographic Evaluation of Common Pediatric Elbow Injuries
Normal variations in anatomy in the skeletally immature patient may be mistaken for fracture or injury due to the presence of secondary centers of ossification. Variations in imaging exist from patient to patient based on sex, age, and may even vary from one extremity to the other on the same patient. Despite differences in the appearance of the bony anatomy of the elbow there are certain landm...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedic Reviews
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2035-8164,2035-8237
DOI: 10.4081/or.2017.7030