Transacromial Knowles pin in the treatment of Neer type 2 distal clavicle fractures: A prospective evaluation of 32 cases

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1102-1105

  Fann, Cheng Yuh ^a   Chiu, Fang Yao ^a,b   Chuang, Tien Yow ^a   Chen, Chuan Mu ^a   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distal clavicle fracture; Knowles pin

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ACROMION; ARTHROPATHY; BONE NAIL; CLASSIFICATION; CLAVICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTICS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ACROMION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942724340     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000082649.57981.f9     Document Type: Article

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