Assessment of pronator quadratus repair integrity following volar plate fixation for distal radius fractures: A prospective clinical cohort study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1868-1873

  Swigart, Carrie R ^a,b,c   Badon, Mary A ^a,b,c   Bruegel, Victoria L ^a,b,c   Dodds, Seth D ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; muscle repair; pronator quadratus; volar plating; wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONATOR QUADRATUS MUSCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84865316426     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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