Malunions of the Finger Metacarpals and Phalanges

Hand Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-355

  Freeland, Alan E ^a   Lindley, Sheila G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FINGER MALFORMATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; PHALANX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FINGER PHALANGES; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 33745805842     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2006.03.001     Document Type: Review

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