Outcome of conservative management of spiral/long oblique fractures of the metacarpal shaft of the fingers using a palmar wrist splint and immediate mobilisation of the fingers

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 723-727

  Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PLASTER CAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59749098248     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408093559     Document Type: Article

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