Will the untreated ulnar styloid fracture influence the outcome of unstable distal radial fracture treated with external fixation when the distal radioulnar joint is stable

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chen, Yi Xin ^a   Zheng, Xin ^a   Shi, Hong Fei ^a   Wangyang, Yu Fan ^a   Yuan, Han ^a   Xie, Xiao Xiao ^a   Li, Dong Ya ^a   Wang, Chang Jun ^a   Qiu, Xu Sheng ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; External fixation; Ulnar styloid fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXERCISE TEST; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RATED WRIST EVALUATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; ULNA FRACTURE; WRIST; WRIST PAIN;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84878818774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-186     Document Type: Article

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