Reconstruction of malunited diaphyseal fractures of the forearm

Hand

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-273

  Jayakumar, Prakash ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Correction; Deformity; Diaphyseal; Diaphysis; Forearm; Fracture; Malunion; Malunited; Osteotomy; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939874295     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-014-9635-9     Document Type: Review

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