Biomechanics and biology of plate fixation of distal radius fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-339

  Freeland, Alan E ^a   Luber, Kurre T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVASCULARIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXERCISE; FOREARM; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; OSTEOPENIA; PLATE FIXATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENDON RUPTURE; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 22544465252     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2005.03.002     Document Type: Review

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