Treatment of complex fractures of the distal radius: A prospective randomised comparison of external fixation 'versus' locked volar plating

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-179

  Jeudy, J ^a   Steiger, V ^b   Boyer, P ^a   Cronier, P ^b   Bizot, P ^b   Massin, P ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; External fixator; Locked volar plate; Randomised study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NEURITIS; OPEN REDUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULNA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84855847793     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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