Surgical treatment of congenital metacarpal synostosis of the ring and little fingers

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 691-694

  Horii, E ^a   Miura, T ^a   Nakamura, R ^a   Nakao, E ^a   Kato, H ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FINGER MALFORMATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOTOMY; SYNOSTOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPUS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; SILICONES; SYNOSTOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031760360     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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