A revolution in the management of fractures of the distal radius?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1271-1275

  Downing, N D ^a,b   Karantana, A ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 53849144285     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B10.21293     Document Type: Review

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