A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing the Limited Contact Dynamic Compression Plate with the Point Contact Fixator for Forearm Fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2343-2348

  Leung, Frankie ^a   Chow, Shew Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CALLUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMITED CONTACT DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PAIN; POINT CONTACT FIXATOR; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345491905     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200312000-00011     Document Type: Article

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