title: Unstable pediatric forearm fractures: use of "pins and plaster".
abstract: The use of "pins and plaster" for unstable pediatric forearm fracture treatment provides satisfactory reduction and outcome and is preferred to other invasive techniques, which bear a higher overall incidence of minor and significant complications in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome