The Epidemiology of Distal Radius Fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-125

  Nellans, Kate W ^a   Kowalski, Evan ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Epidemiology; Fragility fracture; Incidence

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; SYNOSTOSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860466370     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2012.02.001     Document Type: Review

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