Intramedullary repair device against volar plating in the reconstruction of extra-articular and simple articular distal radius fractures; a randomized pilot study

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1655-1660

  Zehir, Sinan ^a   Calbiyik, Murat ^a   Zehir, Regayip ^b   Ipek, Deniz ^a  

^a HITIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Clinic of Anesthesiology Carsamba State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radial fracture; Intramedullary nail; Volar locking plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84905900221     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2382-2     Document Type: Article

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