Surgical treatment of midclavicular fractures: A prospective comparison of Knowles pinning and plate fixation

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-545

  Lee, Yih Shiunn ^a,b   Huang, Hui Ling ^a   Lo, Ting Ying ^a   Hsieh, Yi Fang ^a   Huang, Chien Rae ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETOPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; TIAPROFENIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNOWLES PINNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46149092511     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-007-0352-7     Document Type: Article

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