Open reduction and internal fixation versus external fixation for unstable distal radial fractures: A meta-analysis

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-331

  Wang, J ^a   Yang, Y ^b   Ma, J ^a   Xing, D ^a   Zhu, S ^b   Ma, B ^b   Chen, Y ^b   Ma, X ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Distal radial fractures; External fixation; Meta analysis; Plate fixation; Systemic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DATA SYNTHESIS; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); ELBOW FLEXION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDIAN NERVE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; VOLAR PLATE;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84876715420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.11.018     Document Type: Article

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