Surgical correction of dorsally angulated distal radius malunions with fixed angle volar plating: A case series

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 366-372

  Malone, Kevin J ^a   Magnell, Thomas D ^a   Freeman, D Carl ^a   Boyer, Martin I ^a   Placzek, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fixed angle plate; Malunion; Osteotomy; Radius; Volar plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRONATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPINATION; ULNA;

EID: 33644660401     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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