Functional taping of fractures of the 5th metacarpal results in a quicker recovery

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Braakman, Menno ^a,c   Oderwald, Esther E ^b   Haentjens, Marleen H H J ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Department   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031954493     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00106-X     Document Type: Article

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