A Retrospective Pilot Study Comparing the Number of Therapy Visits Required to Regain Functional Wrist and Forearm Range of Motion following Volar Plating of a Distal Radius Fracture

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 312-319

  Valdes, Kristin ^a  

^a Hand Works Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST;

BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 70350059880     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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