Forearm and wrist fractures in mountain bike riders

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1020, 1996, Pages 147-148

  Raj́apaske, Bishan N ^a   Horne, Geoffrey ^a   Devane, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARPAL BONE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CARPAL BONES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0030602533     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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