Long-term outcomes of fractures of both bones of the forearm

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 527-532

  Bot, Arjan G J ^a   Doornberg, Job N ^a   Lindenhovius, Anneluuk L C ^a   Ring, David ^b   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Van Dijk, C Niek ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CATASTROPHIZING; DEPRESSION; DIAPHYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952742287     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00581     Document Type: Article

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