Osteomyelitis of the hamate secondary to an indwelling intravenous cannula

CME Orthopaedics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-6

  Subramanian, A ^a   Patel, N ^a,d   Gill, K ^a   Forder, J A ^b   Hine, A ^c  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hamate; Indwelling cannula; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CARPAL BONE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDWELLING CATHETER; LIPOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748855177     PISSN: 13678957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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