Central Screw Placement in Percutaneous Screw Scaphoid Fixation: A Cadaveric Comparison of Proximal and Distal Techniques

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-79

  Chan, Keith W ^a   McAdams, Timothy R ^a  

^a Dept of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central screw placement; Dorsal; Percutaneous fixation; Scaphoid; Volar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERCUTANEOUS SCREW SCAPHOID FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742323071     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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