Retrospective comparison of percutaneous fixation and volar internal fixation of distal radius fractures

Hand

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Lozano Calderón, Santiago A ^a   Doornberg, Job N ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; External fixation; Open reduction and internal fixation; Percutaneous pinning; Plateand screws

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749098771     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-007-9078-7     Document Type: Article

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