Soft tissue complications of distal radius fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-235

  Davis, Damien I ^a   Baratz, Mark ^a,b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radius fracture; Soft tissue; Wrist

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADD ON THERAPY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TENDON INJURY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RUPTURE; SKIN; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 77953731499     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2009.11.002     Document Type: Review

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