Evaluation of Corrective Osteotomy of the Malunited Distal Radius on Midcarpal and Radiocarpal Malalignment

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Verhaegen, Filip ^a   Degreef, Ilse ^a   De Smet, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carpus; distal radius fracture; instability; malunion; osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLLES FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDCARPAL MALALIGNMENT; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARPAL MALALIGNMENT; RADIUS; WRIST DISLOCATION; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL BONES; COLLES' FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72449173946     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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