PERCUTANEOUS FIXATION OF MALLET FRACTURES BY THE "UMBRELLA HANDLE" TECHNIQUE

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 407-412

  Rocchi, L ^a   Genitiempo, M ^a   Fanfani, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

mallet fracture; surgical treatment; umbrella handle technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; MALLET FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745256224     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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