Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1269-1274 , August 2010

Nonunion and Avascular Necrosis Following Phalangeal Neck Fractures in Children

  • M.M. Al-Qattan, MBBS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: M. M. Al-Qattan, MBBS, P. O. Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia

Received 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 March 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00385-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.038

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1269-1274 , August 2010

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