External fixation versus "π" plate for distal radius fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Kateros, Konstantinos ^a   MacHeras, George ^b   Galanakos, Spyros P ^b   Sofianos, Ioannis ^a   Papakostas, Ioannis ^c   Papadakis, Stamatios A ^a,b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Thiva General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

" " plates; External fixation; Fracture of distal radius

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYNOVITIS; BONE PLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 75749122256     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b0d4be     Document Type: Article

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