Predictors of distal radioulnar joint instability in distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1919-1925

  Fujitani, Ryotaro ^a   Omokawa, Shohei ^a   Akahane, Manabu ^a   Iida, Akio ^a   Ono, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Yasuhito ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Fracture; Ligament; Radioulnar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL TRANSLATION RATIO; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; VOLAR PLATE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84859228200     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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