Treatment of clavicle fractures: Current concepts review

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-429

  van der Meijden, Olivier A ^a   Gaskill, Trevor R ^a   Millett, Peter J ^a  

^a STEADMAN PHILIPPON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clavicle fractures; Current concepts; Review Article; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BRACE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84856607074     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.08.053     Document Type: Review

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