Self-reinforced bioabsorbable miniplates for skeletal fixation in complex hand injury: Three case reports

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 452-457

  Waris, Eero ^a,b   Ninkovic, Milomir ^a   Harpf, Christoph ^a   Ninkovic, Marina ^a   Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^a  

^a Biomedicum Helsinki ^*

^b BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Fixation; Hand; Plate; Self reinforced

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINGER REPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METAL BINDING; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THUMB;

EID: 2442700301     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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