Functional bracing after operative treatment of metacarpal fractures;Frühfunktionelle nachbehandlung operativ versorgter mittelhandfrakturen

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1109-1114

  Kuntscher M ^a   Blazek, J ^a   Bruner S ^a   Wittemann, M ^a   Germann, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brace; Functional treatment; Metacarpal fracture; Operative conservative therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036942150     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-002-0483-7     Document Type: Article

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