Outcome following nonoperative treatment of displaced distal radius fractures in low-demand patients older than 60 years

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-28

  Young, Burk T ^a   Rayan, Ghazi M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Older patients; Radial fractures; Radiographic functional outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033961081     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.jhsu025a0019     Document Type: Article

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