Combined internal and external fixation of distal radius fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-406

  McAuliffe, John A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT MOBILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LIGAMENT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 22544455333     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2005.03.003     Document Type: Review

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