Fracture of the index sesamoid - A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 715-716

  Baek, Goo Hyun ^a   Chung, Moon Sang ^a   Kwon, Bong Cheol ^a   Ahn, Byoung Wan ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METACARPAL BONE; PLASTER CAST; SESAMOID BONE; SPLINT;

FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SESAMOID BONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036917516     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000164702321039741     Document Type: Article

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