Comparison of 2 Surgical Approaches for Volar Locking Plate Osteosynthesis of the Distal Radius

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1135-1143

  Lattmann, Thomas ^a   Dietrich, Michael ^a   Meier, Christoph ^a   Kilgus, Martin ^a   Platz, Andreas ^a  

^a Division of Trauma Surgery   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel release; Henry approach; median nerve; volar locking plate osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249083999     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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