Surgical treatment of unstable distal radius fractures with volar locking plates

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-140

  Murakami, Kenichi ^a   Abe, Yoshihiro ^b   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sakura Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248204582     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-006-1103-0     Document Type: Article

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