Do young patients with malunited fractures of the distal radius inevitably develop symptomatic post-traumatic osteoarthritis?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-637

  Forward, D P ^a,b   Davis, T R C ^a,b   Sithole, J S ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT CAVITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EVALUATION MEASURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43649107525     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B5.19448     Document Type: Review

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