The clinical significance of malunion of fractures of the neck and shaft of the little finger metacarpal

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 732-739

  Westbrook, A P ^a   Davis, Tim R C ^a,b   Armstrong, D ^a   Burke, F D ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malunion; Metacarpal fractures; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59749096160     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408092497     Document Type: Article

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