Comparison of the intramedullary nail and low-profile plate for unstable metacarpal neck fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 450-456

  Fujitani, Ryotaro ^a   Omokawa, Shohei ^b,c   Shigematsu, Koji ^d   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^b  

^a Ishinkai Yao General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Higashiosaka General Hospital ^*  (Japan)

^d Department of Orthopedics   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FINGER MOTION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; METACARPAL NECK FRACTURE; NEURITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NEURITIS;

EID: 84865121116     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: 14362023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-012-0223-y     Document Type: Article

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