Effect of an unrepaired fracture of the ulnar styloid base on outcome after plate-and-screw fixation of a distal radial fracture

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 830-838

  Souer, J Sebastiaan ^a   Ring, David ^a   Matschke, Stefan ^b   Audige, Laurent ^c   Marent Huber, Marta ^c   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Hanson, Beate ^d   Rikli, D ^e   Siebert, H R ^f   Campbell, D A ^g   Lam Chuan, Teoh ^h   Torretta, F ⁱ   Lauri, Giulio ^j   Hintriger, W ^k   Drobetz, H ^l   Plecko, M ^m   Wentzensen, A ^b   Hontzsch D ⁿ   Neugebauer, R H ^o   Haas, N P ^p   Rehm, K E ^q   Winker, K H ^r   Ertel, W ^p   Sommer, Chr ^s   Wagner, M ^t   Chow, S P ^u   more..

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BG UNFALLKLINIK LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^c AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation   (Switzerland)

^d AOCID   (Switzerland)

^e LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f Dakonie Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^g ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

ⁱ ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^j Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico   (Italy)

^k Krankenanstaltverbund Korneuburg Stockerau   (Austria)

^l Unfallabteilung Krankenhaus Neunkirchen   (Austria)

^m Meduni Graz   (Austria)

ⁿ Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Tubingen   (Germany)

^o Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Bruder   (Germany)

^p CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^r HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

^s Ratischen Kantonsspital Chur   (Switzerland)

^t WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^u QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; THERAPY EFFECT; ULNA FRACTURE; ADOLESCENT; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND STRENGTH; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MALALIGNMENT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349124075     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00345     Document Type: Article

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