Management of distal radius fractures: Treatment protocol and functional results

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1120-1126

  Cherubino, P ^a   Bini, A ^a   Marcolli, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Closed reduction; Distal radial fracture; External fixation; Internal plates fixation; Locking volar plating; Plaster cast immobilisation percutaneous pinning

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYSIS INJURY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT MOBILIZATION; METAPHYSIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

EID: 78049309799     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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