Intramedullary nailing of metacarpal shaft fractures

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Orbay, Jorge ^a  

^a Miami Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedulary nailing; Metacarpal fractures; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

BONE MALFORMATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; METACARPUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 20944433073     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000167253.31976.95     Document Type: Review

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