Nonoperative compared with operative treatment of acute scaphoid fractures: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1176-1185

  Vinnars, Bertil ^a   Pietreanu, Mihai ^a   Bodestedt, Åke ^a   Ekenstam, Fredrik Af ^b   Gerdin, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Central Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649178351     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00673     Document Type: Article

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