What's new in the treatment of distal radius fractures?

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-211

  Lam, F ^a   Jaysekera, N ^b   Karmani, S ^b   Jupiter, J B ^c  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fractures; Fixation; Plates

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33747835950     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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