Malunions and Nonunions of the Forearm

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-243

  Richard, Marc J ^a   Ruch, David S ^a   Aldridge III, J Mack ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOULNAR JOINT; REVIEW; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES;

EID: 34249717895     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2007.02.005     Document Type: Review

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