Functional outcome in patients with unstable distal radius fractures, volar locking plate versus external fixation: A meta-analysis

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-75

  Walenkamp, Monique M J ^a   Bentohami, Abdelali ^a   Beerekamp, M Suzan H ^a   Peters, Rolf W ^a   van der Heiden, Remy ^b   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Schep, Niels W L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bridging external fixator; Functional outcome; Meta analysis; Unstable distal radius fracture; Volar locking plate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881072059     PISSN: 18288936     EISSN: 18288928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11751-013-0169-4     Document Type: Review

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