Combined volar and dorsal plating for complex comminuted distal radial fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-23

  Farhan, M F M ^a   Wong, J H K ^a   Sreedharan, S ^a   Yong, F C ^a   Teoh, L C ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Radius fracture; Volar plates; Wrist joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; DEVICES; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS FRACTURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937219680     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: 23094990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949901502300105     Document Type: Article

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