Scaphoid nonunion: Diagnosis and treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1666-1677

  Pao, Victoria S ^b   Chang, James ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BONE GRAFT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCAPHOID BONE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; VASCULARIZATION; ARTHRODESIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE NONUNION; INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 0642343424     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000086090.43085.66     Document Type: Review

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