Operative treatment of intra-articular distal radius fractures using the small AO external fixation device

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 474-478

  Huang, Teng Le ^a,b   Huang, Ching Kuei ^b,c   Yu, Jung Kuang ^b,c   Chiu, Fang Yao ^b,c   Liu, Hsing Torng ^d   Liu, Chien Lin ^b,c   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Chia Yi Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AO external fixator; Articular fracture; Distal radius

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLES FRACTURE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 27744465720     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70077-2     Document Type: Article

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