Corrective osteotomy of the distal radius following failed internal fixation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1173-1179

  Gradl, Gertraud ^a,c   Jupiter, Jesse ^c   Pillukat, Thomas ^b   Knobe, Matthias ^a   Prommersberger, Karl Josef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Rhon Klinikum AG   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrective osteotomy; Distal radius malunion; Failed internal fixation; Initial operative treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIUS FRACTURES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84880922959     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-013-1779-5     Document Type: Article

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