Mid-term functional outcome after the internal fixation of distal radius fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Phadnis, Joideep ^a   Trompeter, Alex ^b   Gallagher, Kieran ^c   Bradshaw, Lucy ^d   Elliott, David S ^c   Newman, Kevin J ^c  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Fracture; Internal fixation: functional outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; WRIST; WRIST INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856104510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-7-4     Document Type: Article

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