Acute nondisplaced fractures of the scaphoid

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-255

  Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Hanson, Beate P ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

EID: 2342577567     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200404000-00014     Document Type: Article

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