Prospective study of distal radial fractures treated with an intramedullary nail

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1436-1441

  Nishiwaki, Masao ^a   Tazaki, Kenichi ^a   Shimizu, Hidenori ^a   Ilyas, Asif M ^b  

^a Ogikubo Hospital   (Japan)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052852751     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01159     Document Type: Article

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