Prospective Study of Distal Radius Fractures Treated With a Volar Locking Plate System

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 691-700

  Osada, Denju ^a   Kamei, Shuzo ^a   Masuzaki, Koichiro ^a   Takai, Morimitsu ^a   Kameda, Masahiro ^a   Tamai, Kazuya ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colles' fracture; Distal radius fracture; early mobilization; internal fixation; volar locking plate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON RUPTURE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; WRIST; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849144062     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.01.024     Document Type: Article

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