A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing occupational therapy with independent exercises after volar plate fixation of a fracture of the distal part of the radius

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1761-1766

  Souer, J Sebastiaan ^a   Buijze, Geert ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE MALFORMATION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND; DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR POLLICIS LONGUS MUSCLE TENDON; FOLLOW UP; GARTLAND AND WERLEY SCORE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LUNATE BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAYO WRIST SCOLE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OPEN REDUCTION; PAIN; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; TENDON; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON IRRITATION; TENDON RUPTURE; THERAPY EFFECT; ULNA; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; WRIST; WRIST EXTENSION; WRIST FLEXION; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80053952318     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01452     Document Type: Article

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