Volar plate fixation for the treatment of distal radius fractures: Analysis of adverse events

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 740-745

  Tarallo, Luigi ^a   Mugnai, Raffaele ^a   Zambianchi, Francesco ^a   Adani, Roberto ^b   Catani, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse Events; Complications; Fracture; Plate; Radius; Tendon; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FLEXOR TENDON; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOCKING SCREW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON RUPTURE; TENOSYNOVITIS; VOLAR PLATE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; WRIST FRACTURE; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889086967     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3182913fc5     Document Type: Article

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