A randomised clinical trial of activity-focussed physiotherapy on patients with distal radius fractures

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 515-520

  Maciel, Jennifer S ^a   Taylor, N F ^b   McIlveen, C ^a  

^a WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WRIST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 27844593767     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-005-0037-x     Document Type: Article

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