Percutaneous 3 kirschner wire fixation including the distal radioulnar joint for treatment of pilon fractures of the distal radius-technical note

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 485-489

  Lewis, Tim ^a   Yen, David ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distal radioulnar joint; Distal radius fracture; Kirschner wires; Percutaneous pinning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; WIRE FIXATION;

BONE WIRES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 77249174903     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bbd5fd     Document Type: Article

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