Treatment of acute scaphoid fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hand

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-353

  Suh, Nina ^a   Benson, Eric C ^b   Faber, Kenneth J ^a   MacDermid, Joy ^a   Grewal, Ruby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute scaphoid fractures; Systematic review; Treatment scaphoid fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952810213     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-010-9276-6     Document Type: Review

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