Simultaneous Radial Closing Wedge and Ulnar Shortening Osteotomies for Distal Radius Malunion

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 264-272

  Wada, Takuro ^a,b,c   Isogai, Satoshi ^a,b   Kanaya, Kohei ^a,b   Tsukahara, Tomohide ^a,b   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a,b  

^a Sapporo Medical University ^*

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malunion; Osteotomy; Radius; Shortening; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA;

EID: 1642347699     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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