Complications and functional outcome following fixation of complex, intra-articular fractures of the distal radius with the AO Pi-plate

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 672-677

  Khanduja, Vikas ^a,b   Ng, Leslie ^a,b   Dannawi, Zaher ^a,b   Heras, Lucia ^a  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal radius fractures; Internal fixation; Pi plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GARLAND AND WERLEY SCORING SYSTEM; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BONE PLATES; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 30644457769     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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