Delays and poor management of scaphoid fractures: Factors contributing to nonunion

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1471-1474

  Wong, King ^a   Von Schroeder, Herbert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture; nonunion; pseudarthritis; quality of care; scaphoid

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 80052270298     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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