Do Colles' fracture patients benefit from routine referral to physiotherapy following cast removal?

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 413-415

  Watt, Clifton F ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^b   Baskus, Kris ^c  

^a Department of General Surgery   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLES FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033948304     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013772     Document Type: Article

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