The biomechanical effects of angulated boxer's fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 835-844

  Ali, Arif ^a   Hamman, Jeffrey ^a   Mass, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Boxer's fractures; Intrinsic shortening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032764452     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0835     Document Type: Article

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