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Intramedullary screw fixation with bone autografting to treat proximal fifth metatarsal metaphyseal-diaphyseal fracture in athletes: a case series

BACKGROUND: Delayed unions or refractures are not rare following surgical treatment for proximal fifth metatarsal metaphyseal-diaphyseal fractures. Intramedullary screw fixation with bone autografting has the potential to resolve the issue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the result of the...

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Autores principales: Tsukada, Sachiyuki, Ikeda, Hiroo, Seki, Yoshie, Shimaya, Masayuki, Hoshino, Akiho, Niga, Sadao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3475029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22818585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2555-4-25