Influence of fracture pattern on consolidation after metacarpal plate fixation

Chirurgie de la Main

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-36

  Fusetti, C ^a   Della Santa, D R ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complication; Complications; Consolidation; Fracture; M tacarpien; Metacarpal; Ost osynth se; Osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OCCUPATION; PLATE FIXATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1442274799     PISSN: 12973203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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