An Asian Perspective on the Management of Distal Radius Fractures

Hand Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-156

  Sebastin, Sandeep J ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Distal radius fracture; Epidemiology; Wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN; CAST APPLICATION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JAPAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH KOREA; SURGICAL TRAINING; TAIWAN; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBANIZATION; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAR EAST; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 84860471652     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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