The use of a moulded metacarpal brace versus neighbour strapping for fractures of the little finger metacarpal neck

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 26 B, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-263

  Harding, I J ^a,b   Parry, D ^a   Barrington, R L ^a  

^a KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 2 Quarry Hollow ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; NEIGBOR STRAPPING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0034948655     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0509     Document Type: Article

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