Operative treatment of distal radius fractures

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-296

  Vasenius, Jarkko ^a  

^a Dextra Hand Clinic   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radius; External fixation; Fracture; Malpractice; Operative treatment; Plating

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT INSTABILITY; MEDIAN NERVE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 61449243840     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690809700403     Document Type: Review

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