External fixation for the treatment of intra-articular fractures of the distal radius: Short-term results

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 406-409

  Haddad, Maruan ^a   Rubin, Guy ^b   Soudry, Michael ^a,c   Rozen, Nimrod ^b,c  

^a Rambam Health Care Campus ^*  (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Frykman classifcation; Intra articular fracture; K wire

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRYKMAN SCORE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RADIUS FRACTURE; TISSUE INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WIRE FIXATION; BONE WIRE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 77955074733     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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