External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures: Effect of Distraction and Duration

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1605-1611

  Capo, John T ^a   Rossy, William ^a   Henry, Patrick ^a   Maurer, Robert J ^a   Naidu, Sanjiv ^a   Chen, Linda ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; distraction; duration; external fixation; fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOREARM; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350438439     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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