The Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Extra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures Is Increased With Malalignment in Patients of All Ages but Mitigated in Older Patients

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 962-970

  Grewal, Ruby ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distal radius fractures; elderly; malalignment; patient reported outcomes; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE MALALIGNMENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548440334     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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