Flexible intramedullary nailing for stabilization of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures: Technique and results in 87 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 424-429

  Kettler, Mark ^a   Schieker, Matthias ^a   Braunstein, Volker ^a   König, Matthias ^a   Mutschler, Wolf ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IMPLANT MIGRATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347407327     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014022     Document Type: Article

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