Variations in the use of internal fixation for distal radial fracture in the United States medicare population

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2154-2162

  Chung, Kevin C ^a   Shauver, Melissa J ^a   Yin, Huiying ^b   Kim, H Myra ^c   Baser, Onur ^b   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83455179416     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.012802     Document Type: Article

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