Volar Fixed-Angle Plating of Distal Radius Extension Fractures: Influence of Plate Position on Secondary Loss of Reduction-A Biomechanic Study in a Cadaveric Model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 615.e1-615.e9

  Drobetz, Herwig ^a,b,c,d,e   Bryant, Adam L ^a,b,c,d,e   Pokorny, Tom ^a,b,c,d,e   Spitaler, Ralf ^a,b,c,d,e   Leixnering, Martin ^a,b,c,d,e   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Neunkirchen General Hospital   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Unfallkrankenhaus Lorenz Bohler   (Austria)

^d LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

distal radius fracture; Fixed angle; radial shortening; subchondral; volar locking compression plate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646062266     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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