Arthroscopic fixation of a type II-variant, unstable distal clavicle fracture

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1236-

  Baumgarten, Keith M ^a,b  

^a Orthopedic Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BURSECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CORACOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT; DRILL; FALLING; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; LIGAMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEER TYPE 2 VARIANT UNSTABLE DISTAL CLAVICLE FRACTURE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ROTATOR CUFF; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIN INCISION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTHROSCOPE; ARTHROSCOPY; CLAVICLE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGY; SHOULDER FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPES; ARTHROSCOPY; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; SHOULDER FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63649143981     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20081201-02     Document Type: Article

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