Intra-articular fractures of the distal aspect of the radius: Arthroscopically assisted reduction compared with open reduction and internal fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1093-1110

  Doi, Kazuteru ^a   Hattori, Yasunori ^a   Otsuka, Ken ^a   Abe, Yukio ^b   Yamamoto, Hisashi ^b  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 0032808778     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199908000-00005     Document Type: Article

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