Internal fixation of phalangeal fractures using titanium miniplates

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 408-410

  Berman, Keith S ^a,b   Rothkopf, Douglas M ^a   Shufflebarger, John V ^a   Silverman, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032944363     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199904000-00010     Document Type: Article

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