Treatment of delayed/nonunion of scaphoid waist with synthes cannulated scaphoid screw and bone graft

Hand

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-296

  Inaparthy, P K ^a,b   Nicholl, J E ^a  

^a KENT AND SUSSEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Delayed union; Nonunion; Scaphoid; Synthess caphoid screw fixation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749153804     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-008-9112-4     Document Type: Article

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