Is minimally invasive application by intramedullary osteosynthesis in comparison with volar plating real benefit in the treatment of distal radius fractures?

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-88

  Vlček, Martin ^a   Jaganjac, Edib ^a   Pech, Jan ^a   Jonáš, David ^a   Kebrle, Radek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b Institut of Hand and Plastic Surgery Vysoké nad Jizerou   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Complications; Distal radius fracture; Intramedullary osteosynthesis; Locking plate osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922392617     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: 18404812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2014.2268     Document Type: Article

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