Augmented external fixation versus percutaneous pinning and casting for unstable fractures of the distal radius - A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 815-824

  Harley, Brian J ^a,c   Scharfenberger, Angela ^b   Beaupre, Lauren A ^b   Jomha, Nadr ^b   Weber, Don W ^b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colles' fracture; distal radius fracture; external fixation; percutaneous pinning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; CASTS, SURGICAL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 4744344781     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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