Elastic stable intramedullary nailing for midclavicular fractures in athletes: Indications, technical pitfalls and early results

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-275

  Meier, Christoph ^a,b   Grueninger, Patrick ^a   Platz, Andreas ^a  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clavicle fractures; Intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; IBUPROFEN; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLAVICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745982135     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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