Osteonecrosis of the metacarpal head in a patient with a prothrombin 20210A gene mutation

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 379-381

  Björkman, Anders ^a   Jörgsholm, Peter ^a   Burtscher, Isabella M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Metacarpal head; Osteonecrosis; Prothrombin gene

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTHROMBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE NECROSIS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; METACARPAL BONE; MOBILIZATION; RADIUS;

ADOLESCENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUTATION; OSTEONECROSIS; PROTHROMBIN; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 29744437322     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500228209     Document Type: Article

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