Interlocking contoured intramedullary nail fixation for selected diaphyseal fractures of the forearm in adults

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1891-1898

  Young, Ho Lee ^a   Sang, Ki Lee ^b   Moon, Sang Chung ^a   Goo, Hyun Baek ^a   Hyun, Sik Gong ^a   Kyung, Hwan Kim ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNA;

EID: 51349132415     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01636     Document Type: Article

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