Percutaneous Screw Fixation for Scaphoid Fracture: A Comparison Between the Dorsal and the Volar Approaches

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Jeon, In Ho ^a   Micic, Ivan D ^a   Oh, Chang Wug ^a   Park, Byung Chul ^a   Kim, Poong Taek ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute scaphoid fracture; dorsal approach; percutaneous fixation; volar approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOID BONE; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 59049093552     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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