Management of scaphoid nonunion

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1095-1100

  Buijze, Geert A ^a   Ochtman, Lidewij ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone graft; internal fixation; operative treatment; scaphoid fracture nonunion

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE WRIST ARTHRITIS; EXCISION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULARIZATION; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84860290297     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.03.002     Document Type: Review

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