Hand fractures and their management: An international view

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1043-1048

  Bernstein, Michael L ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Hand fractures; International; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPERIENCE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FINGER FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HAND FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT CARE; PHALANX; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33750188439     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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