Principles of internal fixation as applied to the hand and wrist

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-105

  Jabaley, Michael E ^a,b   Wegener, Eric E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPRESSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRILL; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HAND FRACTURE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; JOINT STIFFNESS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METACARPAL BONE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 0037879494     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(03)80005-4     Document Type: Article

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