Complication rates and reduction potential of palmar versus dorsal locking plate osteosynthesis for the treatment of distal radius fractures

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 259-264

  Wichlas, F ^a   Haas, N P ^a   Disch, A ^a   Macho D ^a   Tsitsilonis, S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Approach; Complication; Distal radius fracture; Locking plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL PLATE FIXATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOSYNOVITIS; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BONE PLATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 84912083434     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-014-0306-y     Document Type: Article

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