Three cast techniques for the treatment of extra-articular metacarpal fractures: Comparison of short-term outcomes and final fracture alignments

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2196-2201

  Tavassoli, Jeff ^a   Ruland, Robert T ^a   Hogan, Christopher J ^a   Cannon, David L ^a  

^a Charette Health Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26044450269     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.03038     Document Type: Article

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