Plate fixation of fractures of the distal aspect of the radius: Relative indications

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 559-570

  Jupiter, Jesse B ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 0033219263     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199911000-00009     Document Type: Article

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