Primary Nonoperative Treatment of Displaced Lateral Fractures of the Clavicle

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 778-782

  Robinson, C Michael ^a   Cairns, David A ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842421416     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00016     Document Type: Article

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