External fixation for surgical treatment of a mallet finger

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 228-230

  Kaleli, Tufan ^a   Ozturk, C ^a   Ersozlu, S ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MALLET FINGER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON SURGERY;

EID: 0038627518     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00020-2     Document Type: Article

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