Percutaneous Pinning of Distal Radius Fractures: An Anatomic Study Demonstrating the Proximity of K-Wires to Structures at Risk

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1014-1020

  Chia, Benjamin ^a   Catalano III, Louis W ^a   Glickel, Steven Z ^a   Barron, O Alton ^a   Meier, Kristen ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic study; cadaver; distal radius fracture; percutaneous pinning; superficial branch of radial nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON; ULNA;

BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 67651008618     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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