A Surgical Technique for Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis of Clavicular Midshaft Fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages e92-e96

  Sohn, Hoon Sang ^a   Kim, Byung Yub ^a   Shin, Sang Jin ^b  

^a National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior inferior plating; Clavicular midshaft fracture; Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRILL BIT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LOCKING SCREW; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84875832345     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31826579c7     Document Type: Article

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