Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 307-311 , May 2005

Herbert screw fixation of capitellar fractures

  • Sakae Sano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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  • Tomoyuki Rokkaku, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiba Municipal Hospital, Chiba, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tomoyuki Rokkaku, MD, 1273-2 Aobacho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0852, Japan.
    • ,
  • Shinobu Saito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Joto Social Insurance Hospital, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Susumu Tokunaga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Awa-Ishikai Hospital, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshihiro Abe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Hideshige Moriya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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PII: S1058-2746(04)00259-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.09.005

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 307-311 , May 2005

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