Treatment of distal radius malunions with an intramedullary nail

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-33

  Ilyas, Asif M ^c   Reish, Matthew W ^a   Beg, Tasnim M ^b   Thoder, Joseph J ^c  

^a SUN Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Intramedullary; Malunion; MICRONAIL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULNA; WRIST;

FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 67650308596     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e318187bb45     Document Type: Article

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