A randomized prospective study on the treatment of intra-articular distal radius fractures: Open reduction and internal fixation with dorsal plating versus mini open reduction, percutaneous fixation, and external fixation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 764-772

  Grewal, R ^a   Perey, B ^a,b   Wilmink, M ^a   Stothers, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Eagle Ridge Orthopedics   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radius fracture; Plate fixation; Wrist fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22544441313     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.04.019     Document Type: Article

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