Relationship between distal radius fracture malunion and arm-related disability: A prospective population-based cohort study with 1-year follow-up

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Brogren, Elisabeth ^a,b   Hofer, Manfred ^c   Petranek, Michael ^d   Wagner, Philippe ^b   Dahlin, Lars B ^a,b   Atroshi, Isam ^a,d,e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Hassleholm Hospital   (Sweden)

^e Lund University Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CAST APPLICATION; CONTRACTURE; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 12; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651273079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-9     Document Type: Article

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