High rate of complications associated with extrafocal kirschner wire pinning for distal radius fractures

Chirurgie de la Main

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 160-166

  van Aaken, J ^a   Beaulieu, J Y ^a   Della Santa, D ^a   Kibbel, O ^b   Fusetti, C ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colles' fracture; Outcome; Unstable

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 51449122305     PISSN: 12973203     EISSN: 17696666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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