A prospective comparison for suspected scaphoid fractures: Bone scintigraphy versus clinical outcome

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 769-774

  Beeres, F J P ^a   Hogervorst, M ^b   Rhemrev, S J ^a   Hollander, P den ^a   Jukema, G N ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b Gelre Ziekenhuizen ^*  (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Clinical outcome; Physical examination; Scaphoid fracture; Scaphoid radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCAPHOID BONE; TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249932785     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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