Non-union of the scaphoid: Treatment with cannulated screws compared with treatment with Herbert screws

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1829-1837

  Trumble, Thomas E ^a   Clarke, Todd ^a   Kreder, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030467170     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199612000-00005     Document Type: Article

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