Treatment of Extra-Articular Distal Radial Malunions With an Intramedullary Implant

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 892-899

  Capo, John T ^a   Hashem, Jenifer ^a   Orillaza, Nathanial S ^a   Tan, Virak ^a   Warburton, Mark ^a   Bonilla, Larissa ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; fracture; intramedullary; malunion; osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; EXTRA ARTICULAR DISTAL RADIAL MALUNION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST; ADOLESCENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952881058     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.02.032     Document Type: Article

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