Should unstable extra-articular distal radial fractures be treated with fixed-angle volar-locked plates or percutaneous Kirschner wires? A prospective randomised controlled trial

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-166

  McFadyen, I ^a   Field, J ^b   McCann, P ^a   Ward, J ^a   Nicol, S ^a   Curwen, C ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Fracture outcomes; K wire; ORIF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651500719     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.07.236     Document Type: Article

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