The Effect of Ulnar Styloid Fractures on Patient-Rated Outcomes After Volar Locking Plating of Distal Radius Fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1595-1602

  Sammer, Douglas M ^a   Shah, Hriday M ^a   Shauver, Melissa J ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire; ulnar styloid fracture; volar plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350519471     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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