Recovery After Fracture of the Distal Radius

Hand Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-243

  Bot, Arjan G J ^a   Ring, David C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Distal radius fracture; Exercises; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BANDAGING TECHNIQUE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTACT ANGLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION;

HAND; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84860486456     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2012.03.006     Document Type: Review

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