Distal radius fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 739-748

  Liporace, Frank A ^a   Adams, Mark R ^a   Capo, John T ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BONE DENSITY; CAST APPLICATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; ULNA FRACTURE;

CASTS, SURGICAL; ELBOW JOINT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 70350759758     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181ba46d3     Document Type: Review

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