The use of acufex wedge tag tissue anchors in hand surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-25

  Khandwala, A R ^a   Khan, I U ^a   Elliot, David ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acufex wedge tag tissue; Non metallic bone anchor; Soft tissue fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HAND INJURY; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE FIXATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0842325123     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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