Locking compression plating: A new solution for fractures in rheumatoid patients

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-172

  Luo, Cong Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fracture; Internal fixation; Locking compression plate (LCP); Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PLATE FIXATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 22144498499     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-005-0392-z     Document Type: Review

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