Comparison of treatment of unstable intra articular fractures of distal radius with locking plate versus non-locking plate fixation

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 74-78

  Kumar, Sunil ^a   Chopra, R K ^a   Sehrawat, Sunil ^a   Lakra, Akshay ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Distal radius; Locking; Non locking plate; Unstable intra articular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM PRONATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSION; FEMALE; FLEXION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; INTRAARTICULAR STEP OFF; LOCKING PLATE FIXATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON LOCKING PLATE FIXATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL DEVIATION; RADIAL HEIGHT; RADIAL TILT; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPINATION GRIP STRENGTH; ULNAR DEVIATION; VOLAR TILT;

EID: 84903447373     PISSN: 09765662     EISSN: 22133445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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