Comparison of Herbert and Acutrak screws in the treatment of scaphoid non-union and delayed union

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 761-765

  Gregory, Jonathan J ^a,b   Mohil, Randip S ^a   Ng, Aaron B ^a   Warner, James G ^a   Hodgson, Stephen P ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Bolton Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone graft; Delayed union; Internal fixation; Non union; Outcome; Scaphoid fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; SCAPHOID BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149396289     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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