Dynamic splinting of forearm rotational contracture after distal radius fracture

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 456-463

  Shah, Munir A ^a,b,c   Lopez, Janet K ^a,b,c   Escalante, Alonso S ^a,b,c   Green, David P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracture; Forearm; Fracture; Rotation; Splinting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; ROTATION; SPLINT; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036091846     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.33196     Document Type: Article

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