Local osteopenia associated with management of intra-articular distal radial fractures by insertion of external fixation pins in the distal fragment: Prospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-184

  Mehta, J A ^a   Slavotinek, J P ^b   Krishnan, J ^b  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distal radial fractures; External fixation; Post traumatic osteopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; MALE; METAPHYSIS; MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE;

EID: 0036996079     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900201000213     Document Type: Article

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