Comparison of outcomes and complications of 1- and 4- week cast immobilization after distal radius surgery

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-54

  Soleiman Pour, J ^a   Ghorbanzadeh, M ^a   Ganjpor Sales, J ^a   Eslamian, F ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fracture fixation; Immobilization; Radius fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; IRAN; JOINT FRACTURE; METAPHYSIS; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79953887382     PISSN: 10239510     EISSN: 20082843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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