Bioabsorbable miniplating versus metallic fixation for metacarpal fractures

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 410, Issue , 2003, Pages 310-319

  Waris, Eero ^a,b   Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^c   Happonen, Harri ^d   Raatikainen, Timo ^e   Kaarela, Outi ^c   Törmälä, Pertti ^d   Santavirta, Seppo ^e   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TORQUE;

EID: 0037729069     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000063789.32430.c6     Document Type: Article

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