Randomized comparison of volar locking plates and intramedullary nails for unstable distal radius fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1095-1101

  Plate, Johannes F ^a   Gaffney, Daniel L ^a   Emory, Cynthia L ^a   Mannava, Sandeep ^a   Smith, Beth P ^a   Koman, L Andrew ^a   Wiesler, Ethan R ^a   Li, Zhongyu ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearm; open reduction internal fixation

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICHIGAN HAND OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUICK DISABILITIES OF THE ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETURN TO WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; ADOLESCENT; BONE NAIL; DEVICES; DISABILITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FRACTURES, CLOSED; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS FRACTURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURES, CLOSED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETURN TO WORK; WRIST JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929948047     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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