Treatment of unstable distal radius fractures: Methods and comparison of external distraction and ORIF versus external distraction-ORIF neutralization

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 238-251

  Putnam, M D ^a   Fischer, M D ^a  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030935281     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(97)80158-X     Document Type: Article

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