Bone mineral density after removal of rigid plates from forearm fractures: Preliminary report

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 772-776

  Kettunen, Jukka ^a   Kröger, Heikki ^a,b   Bowditch, Mark ^b   Joukainen, Jaakko ^a   Suomalainen, Olavi ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Forearm fracture; Plate removal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; RADIUS; STRESS; ULNA;

EID: 0348142047     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-003-0718-7     Document Type: Article

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