Complications associated with distraction plate fixation of wrist fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-243

  Hanel, Douglas P ^a   Ruhlman, Scott David ^a   Katolik, Leo I ^b   Allan, Christopher H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge plate; Comminuted; Complications; Distal radius; Distraction plate; External fixation; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TISSUE ADHESIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953804729     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.01.001     Document Type: Review

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