Fractures of the distal radius: A contemporary approach

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-412

  Nijs, S ^a   Broos, P L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Fracture; Functional anatomy; Review; Treatment; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PLATE FIXATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4644288099     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679582     Document Type: Review

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