Comparative clinical study of locking screws versus smooth locking pegs in volar plating of distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 755-760

  Boretto, J G ^a   Pacher, N ^a   Giunta, D ^a   Gallucci, G L ^a   Alfie, V ^a   De Carli, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Locking screw; Smooth locking peg; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VOLAR PLATE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84906542760     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193413517806     Document Type: Article

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