Open wedge osteotomy for malunited extraarticular distal radius fractures with plate osteosynthesis without bone grafting

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-153

  Wieland, Arvid W J ^a   Dekkers, Guido H G ^b   Brink, Peter R G ^c  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^b Franciscus Hospital Roermond   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corrective osteotomy; Distal radius fractures; Malunion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION OSTEOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURE; ROTATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WRIST;

EID: 18544388041     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-1405-5     Document Type: Article

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