Are there concepts in treatment of metacarpale fractures? Own results and a review of the literature of last 12 years;Gibt es richtlinien zur behandlung von mittelhandfrakturen? Eigene ergebnisse und eine literaturanalyse der letzten 12 Jahre

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-58

  Prokop, A ^a   Kulus, S ^b   Helling, H J ^b   Burger, C ^b   Rehm, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Analysis of literature; Conservative treatment; Metacarpal fracture; Operation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0032993207     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050372     Document Type: Article

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