Intramedullary fixation of distal radius fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-372

  Harreld, Kevin ^a   Li, Zhongyu ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Intramedullary fixation; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONVALESCENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEURITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; RADIUS FRACTURE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955490202     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.04.009     Document Type: Review

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