Perforation of the third extensor compartment by the drill bit during palmar plating of the distal radius

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-335

  Pichler, Wolfgang ^a   Grechenig, W ^a   Clement, H ^a   Windisch, G ^a   Tesch, N P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Drilling; Extensor pollicis rupture; Palmar plating; Radius fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 66649094469     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408099821     Document Type: Article

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