Trends in the United States in the treatment of distal radial fractures in the elderly

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1868-1873

  Chung, Kevin C ^a   Shauver, Melissa J ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; AGE; MEDICARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MEDICARE; RADIUS FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349141963     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01297     Document Type: Article

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