Is removal of clavicle plate after fracture union necessary?

International Journal of Shoulder Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 85-89

  Wang, Janey ^a   Chidambaram, Ramiah ^a   Mok, Daniel ^a  

^a EPSOM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clavicle fracture; complications; internal fixation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873469251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09736042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6042.90998     Document Type: Article

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