Casting versus percutaneous pinning for extra-articular fractures of the distal radius in an elderly chinese population: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-208

  Wong, T C ^a   Chiu, Y ^a   Tsang, W L ^a   Leung, W Y ^a   Yam, S K ^a   Yeung, S H ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cast; Chinese elderly; Distal radial fracture; Percutaneous pinning; Randomized controlled clinical trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WRIST;

AGED; BONE WIRES; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHINA; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 77951139990     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409339941     Document Type: Article

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