Rehabilitation of distal radius fractures: A biomechanical guide

Hand Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 455-468

  Slutsky, David J ^a   Herman, Mojca ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; CALLUS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDEMA; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFLAMMATION; LIGAMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PLASTER CAST; PLATE FIXATION; PREDICTION; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SPLINT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TENDON; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMECHANICS; CASTS, SURGICAL; EDEMA; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; SPLINTS; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 22544444233     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2005.01.004     Document Type: Review

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