Ulnar styloid process nonunion and outcome in patients with a distal radius fracture: A meta-analysis of comparative clinical trials

Injury

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1889-1895

  Wijffels, M M E ^a   Keizer, J ^a   Buijze, G A ^b   Zenke, Y ^c   Krijnen, P ^a   Schep, N W L ^b   Schipper, I B ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distal radioulnar joint instability; Distal radius fracture; Nonunion; Outcome; Ulnar styloid process; Wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAYO ELBOW PERFORMANCE SCORE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR STYLOID PROCESS NONUNION; WRIST PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONVALESCENCE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIUS FRACTURES; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84922540989     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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