Distraction plating for the treatment of highly comminuted distal radius fractures in elderly patients

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 948-956

  Richard, Marc J ^a,b,c   Katolik, Leonid I ^a,b,c   Hanel, Douglas P ^a,b,c   Wartinbee, Daniel A ^a,b,c   Ruch, David S ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Hand Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; distraction plating; elderly patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; BONE PLATES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860314323     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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