Complications of volar plate fixation for managing distal radius fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 369-377

  Berglund, Lisa M ^a   Messer, Terry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW;

BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 70149109412     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200906000-00005     Document Type: Review

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