Fluoroscopic Evaluation of Intra-Articular Screw Placement During Locked Volar Plating of the Distal Radius: A Cadaveric Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1720-1723

  Soong, Maximillian ^a   Got, Christopher ^a   Katarincic, Julia ^a   Akelman, Edward ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; intra articular; oblique views; volar plating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; GONIOMETRY; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIUS FRACTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 57149137888     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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