Diagnosis and management of metatarsal fractures

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 817-826

  Hatch, Robert L ^a,c,e   Alsobrook, John A ^b,d   Clugston, James R ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b South Bend Sports Medicine Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d South Bend (Ind) Sports Medicine Program

^e University of Florida Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVULSION FRACTURE; BANDAGE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIGAMENT INJURY; METATARSAL BONE; ORTHOSIS; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SPLINT; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; METATARSAL BONES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROGNOSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34548789629     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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