Clavicle Fractures in 2010: Sling/Swathe or Open Reduction and Internal Fixation?

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-231

  McKee, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clavicle; Comparative studies; Evidence based; Fixation; Randomized trials; Review

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIGURE OF EIGHT BANDAGE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLING;

BANDAGES; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951935687     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2009.12.005     Document Type: Review

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