Functional assessment in patients with osteoporotic wrist fractures treated with external fixation: A review of randomized trials

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Hoang Kim, Amy ^a   Scott, J ^b   Micera, G ^a   Orsini, R ^a   Moroni, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Orthofix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Elderly; External fixation; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Outcome assessment; Review

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FLEXOR REFLEX; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST FRACTURE;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 56249124917     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0661-3     Document Type: Review

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