The epidemiology and outcome of open distal radial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 49-53

  Shahid, Mohammad Kamran ^a   Robati, Shibby ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DIAPHYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NERVE INJURY; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SPORT INJURY; TENDON RUPTURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84887370113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0972978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2013.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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