Current Concepts in the Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-92

  Sauerbier, Michael ^a   Germann, Günter ^a   Dacho, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpal bones; Classification; Fracture; Scaphoid; Treatment concept; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALLING; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT STABILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTER CAST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2142828050     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-004-1408-7     Document Type: Review

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