Comparison of plates versus intramedullary nails for fixation of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages E82-E87

  Liu, Hsin Hua ^a   Chang, Chih Hung ^a   Chia, Wei Tso ^c   Chen, Chi Hui ^b   Tarng, Yi Wen ^a   Wong, Chi Yin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Hsin Chu General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone nails; Bone plates; Clavicular fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY HEIGHT; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WOUND; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650816739     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e03d81     Document Type: Article

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