Surgical treatment of the boxer's fracture: transverse pinning versus intramedullary pinning

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 709-713

  Winter, M ^a   Balaguer, T ^a   Bessiere C ^a   Carles, M ^a   Lebreton, E ^a  

^a University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

boxer's fracture; intramedullary pinning; metacarpal bone; transverse pinning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GONIOMETRY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPLINTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; WIRE FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE NAILS; BOXING; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION;

EID: 35948963950     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhse.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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