Failure of cast immobilization for thumb ulnar collateral ligament avulsion fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1057-1063

  Dinowitz, M ^a   Trumble, T ^a   Hanel, D ^a   Vedder, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031413251     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(97)80049-4     Document Type: Article

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