Condylar Blade Plate Fixation of Unstable Fractures of the Distal Ulna Associated with Fracture of the Distal Radius

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-109

  Ring, David ^a,c   McCarty, L Pearce ^a   Campbell, Douglas ^b   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a  

^a St James University Hospital ^*

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blade plate; Fracture; Internal fixation; Radius; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDYLAR BLADE PLATE FIXATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

EID: 0742305395     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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