Outcome of avulsion fractures of the ulnar base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb treated nonsurgically

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-282

  Kuz, Julian E ^b   Husband, Jeffrey B ^a   Tokar, Nancy ^a   McPherson, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b Michigan Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion fracture; Nonoperative treatment; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINTING; THUMB INJURY;

EID: 0033019595     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0275     Document Type: Article

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