The importance of pronator quadratus repair in the treatment of distal radius fractures with volar plating

Hand

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-280

  Ahsan, Zahab S ^a   Yao, Jeffrey ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Open reduction internal fixation; Pronator quadratus; Volar locking plate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865498972     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-012-9420-6     Document Type: Article

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