Biodegradable hemicerclages for treatment of metacarpal fractures;Osteosynthesen mit resorbierbaren hemizerklagen bei metakarpalfrakturen

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 102-106

  Krein, R ^a   Richter, M ^a   Bruser P ^a  

^a Malteser Krankenhauses Bonn   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradable osteosynthesis; Fractures: metacarpals; Hemicerclage; Polydioxanon suture; Polyglycolic suture

Indexed keywords

POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CERCLAGE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURES;

EID: 0034082958     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-19256     Document Type: Article

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