Antegrade intramedullary fixation of displaced metacarpal fractures: A new technique

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 351-354

  Mockford, Brian J ^a,b   Thompson, Neil S ^a   Nolan, Paul C ^a   Calderwood, James W ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE INFECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0037215454     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200301000-00061     Document Type: Article

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