Various circular arc radii of the distal volar radius and the implications on volar plate osteosynthesis

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1192-

  Pichler, Wolfgang ^a   Clement, Hans ^a   Hausleitner, Lisa ^a   Tanzer, Karin ^a   Tesch, Norbert Peter ^a   Grechenig, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FOREARM; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSITION; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; ROTATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULNA; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; VOLAR PLATE;

CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 63649125780     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20081201-18     Document Type: Article

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