Intramedullary k-wire fixation of metacarpal fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 523-526

  Kelsch, Georg ^a   Ulrich, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Internal fixation; Intramedullary k wire; Metacarpal fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE WIRES; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7744236997     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0706-1     Document Type: Article

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