External fixation versus closed treatment of displaced distal radial fractures in elderly patients: A randomized controlled trial

Current Orthopaedic Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-295

  Földhazy, Zoltan ^a   Leif Ahrengart, ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Elderly; External fixation; Prospective; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GREEN AND O BRIEN COONEY SCORE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PIN TRACK INFECTION; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL NERVE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

EID: 77953016897     PISSN: 19407041     EISSN: 19417551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3181cd6513     Document Type: Article

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