Staged reconstructin for malunited fractures of the distal radius

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-78

  El Karef, Essam ^a,b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Dept of Orthoped Surg/Traumatol ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Malunion; Osteotomy; Radius; Ulnar shortening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NEURITIS; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; HAND GRIP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 11244285973     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.03.016     Document Type: Article

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