Outcome of boxer's fractures treated by a soft wrap and buddy taping: A prospective study

Hand

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 212-217

  van Aaken, Jan ^a   Kämpfen, Stephan ^a   Berli, Martin ^a   Fritschy, Daniel ^a   Della Santa, Dominique ^a   Fusetti, Cesare ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boxer's fracture; Buddy taping; Conservative treatment; Fifth metacarpal; Metacarpal fracture; Wrap

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848932559     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-007-9054-2     Document Type: Article

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