Minimally invasive intramedullary rod fixation of multiple metacarpal shaft fractures

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-45

  Balfour, George W ^a,b  

^a Valley Orthopedic Surgery Associates   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary rod fixation; Metacarpal fracture; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849086954     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31815678ef     Document Type: Article

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