Displaced fractures of the neck of the radius in adult: An excellent long-term outcome

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 642-644

  Akesson T ^a   Herbertsson, P ^a   Josefsson, P O ^a   Hasserius, R ^a   Besjakov, J ^a   Karlsson, Magnus K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RADIUS NECK FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646828043     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B5.17226     Document Type: Review

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