Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1256-1259 , August 2010

Ring and Little Finger Metacarpal Fractures: Mechanisms, Locations, and Radiographic Parameters

Received 24 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 May 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00570-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.013

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1256-1259 , August 2010