Nonbridging external fixation for fractures of the distal radius

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 426-430

  Bednar, Drew A ^a,b   Al Harran, Hamad ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIUS FRACTURE; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EARLY AMBULATION; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 13644265623     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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