Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 597-603 , April 2010

Comparison Between Locking and Non-Locking Plates for Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures in an Animal Model

Received 2 September 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2010.

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 Support was provided by Stryker Corporation, Freiburg, Germany, for implant and material costs. No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(10)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.01.002

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 597-603 , April 2010

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