Acute fractures of the scaphoid. Treatment by cast immobilisation with the wrist in flexion or extension?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-92

  Hambidge, J E ^a,b   Desai, V V ^a,c   Schranz, P J ^a,d   Compson, J P ^a,e   Davis, T R C ^a   Barton, N J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTER CAST; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL BONES; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032949431     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.81B1.9367     Document Type: Article

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