Radioulnar laxity and clinical outcome do not correlate after a distal radius fracture

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 503-508

  Scheer, J H ^a   Adolfsson, L E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

clinical outcome; distal radius fractures; DRU joint instability; Prospective trial; radioulnar stress test; triangular fibrocartilage complex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNA; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; CASTS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; ULNA; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959984162     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193411403690     Document Type: Article

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