Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1260-1263 , August 2010

Intramedullary Cannulated Headless Screw Fixation of a Comminuted Subcapital Metacarpal Fracture: Case Report

Received 1 October 2009 ,Accepted 28 April 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00517-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.032

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1260-1263 , August 2010

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