Dogs bite bones too - A tale of fractures in adult hands

Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 374-376

  Aslam, A ^a,c   Dickinson, J C ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c 34 Macclesfield House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPOUND FRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HAND FRACTURE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; DOGS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033030117     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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