Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study): a multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial and economic evaluation.
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- 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7
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- 2026 Feb 7
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s0140-6736-25-02098-7,
title = {Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study): a multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial and economic evaluation.},
author = {Perry DC and Achten J and Zimmermann A and Kandiyali R and Appelbe D and Wright JG and Ferguson D and Wang K and Wilson N and Moscrop A and Mason J and Kounali D and Costa ML and SCIENCE Study Collaborators},
year = {2026},
journal = {Lancet (London, England)},
doi = {10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7}
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TY - JOUR TI - Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study): a multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial and economic evaluation. AU - Perry DC AU - Achten J AU - Zimmermann A AU - Kandiyali R AU - Appelbe D AU - Wright JG AU - Ferguson D AU - Wang K AU - Wilson N AU - Moscrop A AU - Mason J AU - Kounali D AU - Costa ML AU - SCIENCE Study Collaborators PY - 2026 JO - Lancet (London, England) DO - 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7 ER -
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DC, P., J, A., A, Z., R, K., D, A., JG, W., D, F., K, W., N, W., A, M., J, M., D, K., ML, C., & Collaborators, S. S. (2026). Surgical fixation versus non-surgical care for children with a displaced medial epicondyle fracture of the elbow (the SCIENCE study): a multicentre, randomised controlled, superiority trial and economic evaluation.. Lancet (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02098-7
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