Sliding osteotomy for deformity correction following malunion of volarly displaced distal radial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 326-333

  Thivaios, Georgios C ^a   McKee, Michael D ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Fracture; Malunion; Osteotomy; Volarly displaced

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WRIST;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0037499443     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200305000-00002     Document Type: Review

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