The S-Quattro in the management of sports injuries of the fingers

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 860-868

  Khan, W ^a   Fahmy, N ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dash score; External fixation; Phalangeal fractures; S Quattro; Sports injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FINGER INJURY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747091922     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.12.034     Document Type: Article

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