External fixator for the hand: A quick, cheap and effective method

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-102

  McCulley, Stephen J ^a   Hasting, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

External fixation; Hand fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GUNSHOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

CATHETERIZATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032891375     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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