Fractures of the distal radius treated by internal fixation and early function

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-344

  Jakob, M ^a,b   Rikli, D A ^a   Regazzoni, P ^a,b  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALGODYSTROPHY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WRIST;

EID: 0034097721     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.82B3.10099     Document Type: Article

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