Correction of Malunited Intra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures With an Inside-Out Osteotomy Technique

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1029-1034

  del Piñal, Francisco ^a   García Bernal, Francisco J ^a   Delgado, Julio ^a   Sanmartín, Marcos ^a   Regalado, Javier ^a   Cerezal, Luis ^a  

^a Hospital Mutua Montanesa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distal radius malunion; intra articular osteotomy; wrist arthroscopy; wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTHROSCOPE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFUSION; INSTRUMENTATION; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; JOINT INJURY; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOTOME; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; STANDARD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROSCOPY; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 33745700128     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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