Intrafocal pinning for juxtaarticular phalanx fractures

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-168

  Crofoot, Carmen D ^a   Saing, Minn ^a   Raphael, James ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Percutaneous pinning juxtaarticular; Phalanx fracture; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; PHALANX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BONE NAILS; FINGER PHALANGES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 25444501545     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000173725.92046.c8     Document Type: Review

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