Evidence-Based Management of Acute Nondisplaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 735-738

  Ram, Ashwin N ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCAPHOID FRACTURE;

BONE SCREWS; CASTS, SURGICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SCAPHOID BONE; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63349110314     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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