A new volar plate DiPhos-RM for fixation of distal radius fracture: Preliminary report

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Tarallo, Luigi ^a   Mugnai, Raffaele ^a   Adani, Roberto ^b   Catani, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DiPhos RM; distal radius fracture; polymer composites; radiographic translucency; volar plate

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; KETONE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIUS FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; KETONES; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RADIUS FRACTURES;

EID: 84874634066     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e31827700bc     Document Type: Article

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