Complications and range of motion following plate fixation of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 827-832

  Page, S M ^a   Stern, P J ^a  

^a Hand Surgery Specialists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LIMITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; PHALANX; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032463393     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(98)80157-3     Document Type: Article

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