Loss of fixation of the volar lunate facet fragment in fractures of the distal part of the radius

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1900-1908

  Harness, Neil G ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Orbay, Jorge L ^b   Raskin, Keith B ^c   Fernandez, Diego L ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Miami Hand Center   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Lindenhofspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 4544359393     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200409000-00007     Document Type: Article

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