The radio-radial external fixator in the treatment of fractures of the distal radius

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 604-609

  Fischer, T ^a,b   Koch, P ^a   Saager, C ^a   Kohut, G N ^a  

^a Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLES FRACTURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032753027     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0256     Document Type: Article

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