Treatment of distal radius fractures: Percutaneous Kirschner-wires or palmar locking plates?;Die versorgung der distalen radiusfraktur: Kirschner-Draht-Osteosynthese oder palmare winkelstabile platte?

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 598-607

  Meier, R ^a   Krettek, C ^b   Probst, C ^c  

^a Rhon Klinikum AG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; K wire osteosynthesis; Locking plate; Palmar approach; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE WIRE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; RADIUS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURY;

BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84864620997     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-012-2180-5     Document Type: Review

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