Cannulated variable pitch compression screw fixation of scaphoid fractures using a limited dorsal approach

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-206

  Martus, Jeffrey E ^a   Bedi, Asheesh ^a   Jebson, Peter J L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Division of Elbow Hand and Microsurgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression screw; Dorsal approach; Scaphoid fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE SCREW; CAST APPLICATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WIRE FIXATION; FRACTURE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAPHOID BONE;

BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; SCAPHOID BONE;

EID: 33644875720     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bth.0000191422.26565.25     Document Type: Article

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